The United States has recalled its ambassador from Syria as a response to the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the former prime minister of Lebanon. The bombing that killed Hariri in Beirut also killed 16 others and injured 137.
Love’s Dying Ritual
A great Valentine’s Day piece by William Raspberry in the Washington Post today. Sadly, what Raspberry describes is largely how ‘dating’ (or something vaguely analogous to it) happens today. This informal ‘hooking up’ in lieu of ‘courting’ is why people like me—who value real relationships—have so much trouble finding romantic fulfillment in High School or College (you’ll see my expansive commentary on this in verse form when my poetry section returns).
Repairing the Democratic Tent
An interesting opinion piece on the Washington Post site this morning by Tim Roemer about some of the current attitudes prevalent in the Democratic Party and how they have harmed said party. Roemer was one of the challengers to Howard Dean for the chair of the DNC, though he dropped out recently after it became clear that Dean was going to win by a[n unfortunate] landslide.
Happy Ash Rooster!
You may be asking, “What?”
Today is a simultaneous holiday for Melissa and me—it is Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) in the Christian calendar and New Year’s Day (for the year of the rooster) in the Chinese calendar.
Thus, happy Ash Rooster; ???? (Kung hei fat choi); etc.
Have a nice day!
Prediction Method Still Works; Dvorak Keyboard; Etc.
You may remember my July 2004 opinion piece titled Rooting for the Home Team?, which included—among other things—my method for picking Super-Bowl winners.
I am happy to report that this system has worked again. The Eagles were the underdogs, but the Patriots had them beat on both uniforms and mojo. Thus, my system correctly predicted the winner for a fifth straight year (read the column if that all didn’t make any sense).
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.