The vultures were out, circling B-lot. B was a great parking lot. It was close to the classrooms, close to the Student Union building, close to the freshman dorms, and close to most of the classrooms. It was close to everything.
Supreme Court to Hear ‘Enemy Combatant’ Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will hear the case of Jose Padilla. Padilla, an American citizen, was arrested after returning to the U.S. from Pakistan, accused of plotting a “dirty bomb” attack, and has been held without trial as an enemy combatant.
Group Proposes Rebuilding Twin Towers
Finally, some people with some sense have gotten organized. Let’s be frank, the current official plans to rebuild the World Trade Center are only cool because they would make it the tallest building in the world.
The group discussed in this CNN.com article—Team Twin Towers—wants to do exactly what I’ve been advocating all along:
Under the group’s proposal, two towers would be erected 300 feet east of the original buildings’ “footprints.” The towers would resemble the original 110-story design on the outside, but the interior structure would be revamped to make the skyscrapers sturdier and the windows larger.
So lets quit playing around with trendy, ugly designs (like the official one) which we will likely regret in ten years. Let’s return New York’s skyline to its former glory. Let’s rebuild the towers!
- Group proposes rebuilding Twin Towers (CNN.com).
Easter Egg: Website 11-13 (Peter Spoo Memorial)
Most every version of my website has had an “easter egg,” or a hidden goofy something. Variations of this particular easter egg were in Website 11, 12, and part of 13. This is roughly how it appeared in the Website 12 era. This egg has now been retired and replaced. Made in 2002.
In Holy Matrimony
People seem to have trouble with definitions. I find that I often have to take time in my rants to define words that people have taken to mean something else. This rant, unfortunately, is no different.
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.