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Saturday, April 19, 2003
Soldiers find $650,000,000 in cash
That's six hundred fifty million dollars, U.S., in metal boxes, in Iraq. That is an absolutely incredible amount of cash. If somebody left this behind, imagine how much they got away with.
Friday, April 18, 2003
Soggy day at the ballpark
Our family went to the see the Giants play the Astros on Wednesday. The game was scheduled for 4:05, but a steady rain delayed the start until about 5:15. We sat out in the rain and watched the Giants take a 5-0 lead, only to see them blow it in a big hurry and lose 8-5 in 9 wet innings. Still, we had a great time, as we got goofy from the rain and enjoyed the general ambience of the beautiful ballpark. And after all, the team is 13-2 -- hard to complain about that. Tonight: the Dodgies!
Disney tribute
This site has a ton of cool stuff all about Pirates of the Caribbean (the ride, not the new movie). Hours of fun time-wasting!
Thursday, April 17, 2003
Dictionary edict
Another eating-related item: can we please kill the obsolete word "fattening"? It's imprecise and confusing. Weight comes from calories in and calories out. Foods can be calorically dense, you can crave them or tend to overeat them, they can cause you to eat more or less of other foods, but please: no more "fattening".
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
The consequences of overweight
Because of soaring rates of overweight and obesity, today's children could become the first generation to die before their parents.
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
More floppy origami
Got more floppies you want to destroy/make into art? Check out this link to see how to turn old floppy disks into other kinds of fictional alien spacecraft.
Monday, April 14, 2003
The smells of Palo Alto
On Page Mill Road this morning was the proverbial dead skunk in the middle of the road, stinkin' to high heaven. Walking to my office, a thoughtful cigar smoker had marked the tunnel under the CalTrain tracks with his scent. On University Avenue, an unfortunate fellow with a shopping cart was in need of a bath.
