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I understand that we, as Americans, are supposed to be thick headed dolts. But could you people please get a fucking clue when you’re on a plane!
Ok, I feel better now.

The Washington Post explores the three groups of women found in our society. I certainly remember the Alphas from my high school days. As a matter of fact, one of my fonder memories is returning from college and running into one of them working at the local Gap.

Now that America is clearly a global hegemon, we need to consider how we got here and what the future holds. James Bennett tackles the first point admirably in his article Exceptional America?.

KickIdle.com has migrated to Movable Type. I’ve got over 200 entries to review for bugs, but the vast majority of the site should be fully functional. If you happen across something that isn’t working right, give me an email.
The next item on the agenda for KickIdle.com is a new forum for contributions. If you’d like to write an article on a topic to share with our readers, let me know.

As much as I’ve loved Blogger, I think I’ll be switching to Movable Type in the near future. I’ve been frustrated, like many others, with the recent problems with Blogger, and I’d also rather keep my content on a local server (for backups and just peace of mind). MT will let me do that, plus get comments on the site (which I’ve been wanting, as well). So if you happen by and see a big mess here in the next day or two, that means I must have botched something up royally. Otherwise, we’ll be getting a face-lift soon.

EXQUISITE CORPSES: Far more interesting than cadavers (at least to me). Although you might catch sight of a dead body or two while you peruse this fine site.

I have passed a critical moment in my life, and once again have found myself experiencing a vaguely disorienting sensation of loss. When a single task consumes me, the completion is always a disappointment. I think of this is my personal version of post-partum depression.
Fortunately, I have a weekend with friends and family coming up, which should brighten my mood considerably.

Space Imaging’s Image of the Week is an IKONOS satellite image of the battle damage caused to Kandahar Airfield.

Well, six days into the “Britney Experiment“, I have zero hits with those magical words from Google. But I have gotten lots of hits looking for kidnapperguy@hotmail.com.

A first-hand account of how the US Department of Defense will revamp its capabilities to match current threats. “In particular, because deterrence will function less predictably in the future, the United States will need options to defend itself, its allies and friends against attacks that cannot be deterred.”