In the news...

What is Iran up to? Should we be concerned about a secret phantom invasion force of stealth boats? I think I see a common naval connection in all of Iran's new weapons.

All I can say is that it's about time.

Iraqis as a whole don't care about each other. We need to evacuate all of the women and children that want to leave and bring our troops home.

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ER: False Advertising

3/23/2006 episode advertisement: A case that challenges everything that they thought that they knew about medicine. I thought that the patient was going to have a very unusual anatomy but she turned out to be the victim of an honor killing.

3/16/2006 episode advertisement: A killer virus makes its way into the ER and everyone can take the antidote except for pregnant Abby. So she takes an alternative medication instead.

Also, there's been advertisements for 'Killer Storms'. These have turned out merely to be a really bad thunderstorm that provides some ambiance to the episode.

And it's not just the words used- it's the tone of the announcer. Who is this guy? He could read the ingredients of toothpaste and make it sound dramatic.

20 February 2006: Bauer Power!

Someone needs to start a web site with the nightly kill count of 24's
Jack Bauer. Including memorable quotes from each episode would be a
plus as well. I guess if I had the kind of extra time that college
kids have then I could do it myself.

What other character has ever had the following said about him on a
regular, recurring basis?

"[Jack] assaulted Curtis and stole his vehicle!"

"[Jack] killed three of my men and disabled the helicopter."

We traveled to Washington, D.C. over Christmas and had the misfortune of flying into Dulles. One of our bags disappeared for 45 minutes and then magically appeared on the luggage carousel. My sister-in-law was directed to wait in the international flights line even though she was flying to Tennessee so she missed her flight. And security... What a mess. After waiting in line to be screened for about 10 minutes, one of the Dulles crew- probably getting minimum wage, God bless her, to keep our families and nation safe and secure- decided that the line was getting too long so just waved a bunch of people on through. Hello?!?! Why are we spending billions of dollars in creating the Department of Homeland Security and the vast associated new bureaucracy if someone can arbitrarily defeat all of that by lifting up a cloth rope in the airport? Airline Security a Waste of Cash is an article listing some other issues with airport security during the War on Terror.

Pace's Chipotle Salsa is excellent! Smooth, smoky flavor. Thick texture- the main ingredient is tomatoes. It's the first item listed so I assume that that indicates that it's the most abundant ingredient. I looked at another salsa on the shelf at Super Target and found that the main ingredient was water. Pace is clearly the way to go.