Posts tagged “9-11”
Six Month Anniversary of September 11, 2001
So it’s been six months now. I’m still thinking about what I said when it had been one week. It’s very strange to look at posts pre-9/11 and try to imagine what I was thinking when I wrote them. What world was that? Such an odd date – 09/11/2001 – has suddenly become the temporal
Axis of Evil
Americans share President Bush’s harsh feelings about Iran and Iraq, but attitudes about the third “Axis of Evil” country outlined in his State of the Union address — North Korea — are more up in the air. The new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that 82% of Americans are willing to use the word “evil” to
Never Stop Questioning
“The important thing is to never stop questioning.” That quote is often attributed to Einstein. I cannot confirm that he ever actually said this. But I doubt I would hear many arguments if I suggested he was one of the greatest thinkers in history. Is “questioning” really all that important? I guess it depends on
Good Links
I think that the best linking weblog on line right now is Follow Me Here. Every time I visit I find a half-dozen or so excellent articles. Eliot must be a voracious reader, and his comments are insightful and thought-provoking. If you have never been to his site, go right now. Here are a few
America the Beautiful
The Sept. 11 attacks increased, rather than decreased, Americans’ expressed satisfaction with the way things are going in the country — one of the most intriguing public opinion shifts of 2001. Gallup’s December reading on satisfaction, at 70%, is the highest since February 1999. The October and November satisfaction ratings were 67% and 65%, respectively.
Bin Laden on the Onion
“It’s not yet clear where bin Laden was,” Rumsfeld added, “but he seemed to be speaking from some sort of gigantic, bombed-out litter box.”
Travel
The airlines are dropping prices like mad lately. I can hardly believe that Delta Web Fares is offering round trip tickets from LAX to Rome, Italy for only $314. That ticket would’ve been triple that a few months ago. I saw a commercial yesterday advertising $99 – $199 one-way tickets on American to anywhere in
Funny Mail
A 59-year-old man who received a suspicious letter with amorous writings and women’s lace panties turned it over to sheriff’s deputies, who stored it in a biohazard barrel before determining it didn’t come from a terrorist. [link via Jason]
FBI Warning
Saying it has received information that new terrorist attacks may be planned inside the United States or abroad in the next several days, the FBI on Thursday asked local police to be on the highest alert and urged all Americans to be wary of suspicious activity. Y’know. Just in case you were feeling comfortable or
Bert
Bert is best known for his role on the long-lived Sesame Street children’s show, where he lives with his housemate Ernie. With all the hoopla surrounding Bert’s apparent link to the current news, it’s easy to forget that Ernie was a bit of a suspicious character, too. Did anyone else have an LP with a