Argh. Bleah.
I’m so groggy today, and I can’t understand why. It couldn’t have anything to do with missing dinner, could it? Or watching TV all night? And then skipping breakfast this morning? Well I just can’t figure it out.
Coffee, do your magic.
Anything Goes
At times like these, the song “Anything Goes” springs to mind :
Anything goes in.
Anything goes out!
Fish, bananas, old pyjamas,
Mutton! Beef! and Trout!
Anything goes in…
(Repeat until ears fall off)
That, of course, isn’t the Cole Porter version, but the one penned by Terry Jones of Monty Python. Very a propos.
Al-Jazeera more popular than sex
Article on Wired.com: Web Surfers Flock to Al-Jazeera.
In spite of being mostly knocked offline, the website of Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera was among the most sought-after on the Internet last week.
The Web portal Lycos (Terra Lycos is the parent company of Wired News) reported that “Al-Jazeera” and variant spellings became its top search term last week, with three times more searches than “sex.” *
More popular than sex? They must have some really talented web designers. Either that or they’re offering more than just news.
Poor sanitation
I was interested to notice that the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has a Food Establishment Closures page. I was also… um… interested… to notice that Sushi Spot — a restaurant that I visit at least once a week — was closed on March 11 because of “poor sanitation” and an “inoperable dishwasher”.
Ick.
Bombing the Mouse that Roared
Last night, I found myself watching The Mouse that Roared (1959) with Peter Sellers. Or to be precise, as Thomson and Thompson might say, I found myself watching Peter Sellers in The Mouse that Roared. Peter Sellers was definitely not watching the movie with me. But I digress.
Anyway, in this movie, a tiny country that usually escapes notice declares war on the US and acquires the dreaded Q-bomb (in today’s terms, a Weapon of Mass Destruction massively more powerful than a nuclear warhead). In a poignant moment, the US military leaders consider their options and find themselves “stuck”: it would be completely immoral for a country the size of the United States to attack a tiny country like the Duchy of Fenwick. Instead, they resort to diplomacy.
Well it looks like the US military has long since overcome that pesky morality thing.