Rolling Stones Hit Toronto
Today is Rolling Stones Day in Toronto. Not just that the Stones are playing here, but 450,000 people will be attending the show. It will be the biggest concert in North American history!
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Sunday, July 27, 2003
More Reading
Can you believe I've read the first three Harry Potter books this week? Geez, I don't know what's gotten into me. Once you get into them, you can't put it down.
Sunday, July 06, 2003
The History of Everything
I started reading a book called "A Short History of Nearly Everything", by Bill Bryson. I'm 37 pages into it, and so far it's fascinating.
I downloaded the book for free from Microsoft. Well worth a look-see.
Saturday, July 05, 2003
The Smartest People in the World Are All Named Scott
OK, maybe not *all*. But at least two. Scott Johnson is one of them.
I've already mentioned that feedster is very cool. It's one of those truths we hold to be self-evident.
But I just clicked on the tools icon. Feedster will actually create a search engine and table of contents for my blog.
Excellent...
Friday, July 04, 2003
War? What war? There's no war here...
Sydney Morning Herald: "...an average of 13 attacks had been launched each day against occupation forces during the past 45 days, totalling roughly 585... The commanders believe that the spectre of the deposed leader and his two sons is fuelling the growing resistance to the American occupation."
So the U.S. believes that the reason they are under attack (500+ attacks so far) is that Iraqis still fear Saddam Hussein. If Hussein were dead, they figure, their job would be easier.
Why isn't anyone suggesting that the reason why they are under attack is that they are not wanted there? That would seem to be a more logical explanation. Things are worse in Iraq, not better, since the war started. As well, American troops have been heavy handed with the average citizenry (house to house searches, hands above your head, on your knees, blindfolds, etc.).
Don't get me wrong. If I was a U.S. soldier in Iraq, I wouldn't trust anybody. If you let your guard down, a six your old child can throw a grenade at you. But if I was a resident of Iraq, I would hate to have troops pushing "innocent" people around. Or pointing guns at me on a regular basis. Or opening fire in a crowded market. Or just making me feel like a piece of dirt in my own country, while the leaders of the troops sleep in Saddam's old palaces...
Bush Sticks His Foot In It... Again
10 U.S. soldiers were injured in Iraq today in three separate attacks, a day after George Bush dared Iraqis to "bring it on"...
Canada.com sums up one point of view in their story, aptly titled: 'Bring them on,' Bush says; Iraqis do.
The most daring of yesterday's attacks took place just before 10 a.m. in Baghdad when a man on foot fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a three-vehicle military convoy moving down Haifa Street, a busy thoroughfare in the centre of the city. One Humvee was struck, wounding three soldiers, witnesses and a military spokesman said.
Witnesses said soldiers in one of the other vehicles opened fire indiscriminately, seriously wounding, and possibly killing, at least one Iraqi driver nearby. Blood pooled next to the slain driver's blue Volkswagen Passat soon after the attack.
A crowd of people gathered around the destroyed Humvee and looted it, taking whatever they could remove. Children and adults climbed on top, stomping on it and chanting, "God bless Mohammad!"
Then someone set the vehicle on fire and the crowd backed away, watching it slowly burn. Children hurled rocks at the blaze and, in a particularly Arab insult, threw shoes at it.
Of course, the guy who fired the grenade disappeared into the crowd and could not be found.
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Christmas in July
I unpacked and installed 6 new computers a work today. It's been such a long time since I installed a new computer... I missed it actually. Maybe I should have been an MCSE instead of a developer?
