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Figure this would be something Kirk might appreciate:

The fiancee and I applied for an apartment we think we love over the weekend in Chicago. Not only is it a couple blocks away from Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan, but it's also a couple blocks from the Salvation Army's College for Officer Training.
--Mr. Lex
Holy Christing Bleep!

This DP World purchase thing is generating more hysteria than that time Dan Quayle set all those dogs and children on fire. The thing that bothers me most about the whole mishegas is that nobody is reporting it correctly in their headlines. Even NPR, who usually throttle the panic-making headlines has been doing it. They say, not in so many words, "terrorist company to take over US ports", then maybe, if you're lucky, they mention that there are tenuous links between the 9/11 hijackers and the country of Dubai, and they will only control a single terminal at each port. Also they are not in charge of security.

So that's the first problem. Beyond that we have what straight up racism behind it all. Every story I have heard so far has posited implicitly that "some arabs are terrorists, therefore all arabs are terrorists." They even go so far as saying the the governments of those arabs are also terrorists. And as soon as they start running a terminal in a US port, they will bring in thousands of pounds of plutonium and anthrax and OMGWTFBBQ!

At the same time they point out that Dubai is an ally in the war on terror. Well which is it? Either they need to be referred to the UN Security Council, or they can run terminals in US ports.
--Mr.Ibis
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2006.02.21
I've been thinking...I've been disappointed by food a lot lately. Especially in DC. The only meal that made me think "hey this is really pretty good" was a burrito from Baja Fresh, which was only a little worse than the great stuff at Boca Grande, and Fuddruckers at Dulles airport, which was really fantastic for some reason....good beef, some fresh condiments you pick out yourself, lettuce tomato all that, toasted buns, and really good fries. It was a great end to that week.

Also loved Fuddruckers. Especially when you can get "Mother Fuddrucker's Mustard".

Movie Quote of the Moment
"What's 'God'?"
"You know when you really want something, you close your eyes and wish for it really hard? God is the guy that ignores you."
Not bad! A bit long and hamfisted at times, but a twist on the Utopia/Dystopia idea I hadn't seen before.

Interview Quotes of the Moment
Sometimes I think we're on this world for three reasons: to be useful, to tell each other stories and to collect stuff.
I also like the idea that
The curse of cyberspace is that everything we want to preserve will get lost and everything we want to lose will be preserved.
It's a very good interview, wellworth the time, though I wonder why things like climate change and terrorism don't enter into the discussion more.