More to the Story

Apparently, CBS has found new evidence that President Bush isn't the only one to have shirked off his duty.

Finding Zarqawi

Apparently, intelligence believes that Zarqawi might be sick or injured. That's got to be good for helping track him. But the article itself highlights the continuing problem.

We believe him to be in the Anbar area, so what do we do? We guard it lightly instead of pouring troops in to search every inch and close the border. If we want this guy, it seems that maybe we should dedicate a few more resources to his capture. Otherwise, it just looks like we don't really care that much.

Reaching for the Heavens

The story is about the redesign of the freedom tower but the comparison to other buildings made me think. Even in an age of terrorism and big targets, we still seek to build structures taller and taller. It's an amazing sight to see these massive buildings, especially in a city. One can easily sense the awe-inspiring power that humanity possess.

All the way from Babel through to today, humanity has sought to climb physically higher toward heaven and has failed to see the vanity and hopeless in the desire. All the towering accomplishments will not last, someday they will be thrown down to rubble and we'll have only ourselves left. What will humanity do then? Will we learn or will we try to do it our own way again? Will we learn that it is our spiritual selves, and not our buildings, that we must cultivate into towers to heaven? Or will we continue to delude ourselves, as those at Babel did, and believe that our works will gain us access to that highest prize?

Another One Goes Down

Remember, we're losing the war on terror. It's all a setup by the Bush administration to make us fearful. There is no one out there that wants to hurt us.

Explosion at British Consulate in NYC

No idea yet if this is terrorism, stupidity, or some kind of "political expression", but an explosion has gone off at the British Consulate in New York City. The explosive appears to be an "Improvised Explosive Device" (IED - a term popularized in Iraq). No one was hurt, and there was barely any damage to the building. But with British elections in full swing the connection seems to be pretty strong to a terrorism/political statement angle.

Here's hoping the authorities can catch the culprits quickly. No matter the reason, this kind of thing can not tolerated in a free society.

Dirty Computer Screens?

Posted by Young Pundit, the newest miracle of technology! Or maybe not.

The Curse of Ugly

Do pretty people get all the breaks? According to a recent study, yes - and it begins when we're babies. The report is kind of sketchy, but still interesting. Maureen Dowd - one of my liberal guilty pleasures - has posted some interesting comments on the report. Perhaps this is why I am underpaid in my profession - or maybe it's because I work for the United Methodists who are renowned for underpaying their staff, but that couldn't be it - it must be because I'm ugly.