Sep
29
2004
From Richard Clarke’s Against all Enemies, referring to his and other counterterrorism officials’ plans to kidnap (or “snatch”) Al Qaeda officials during the tail end of the Clinton presidency:
President Clinton said “Yes” to every snatch he was asked to review.
I, for one, couldn’t stop laughing. I’ll make a full…
Sep
27
2004
The unfortunate thing about blogging on a website read by one’s friends and known about by at least a few members of one’s family (and even a few coworkers & colleagues) is that one is not quick to talk about length about personal issues. I’ll ramble on about emerging technological…
Sep
13
2004
It is Monday morning. I am a somnambulist.
I didn’t have much of a weekend. I got up at 5am yesterday to go work with Allison at the Delphi 300, fundraising for Poms. She regretted having signed up in the first place. It still amazes me how many people buy…
Sep
09
2004
When you’re sick, everything takes on a surreal tone. Maybe its the fact that the congestion in your head makes sound feel muffled and far away. Perhaps the watery eyes give everything a wavy overlay. Perhaps I’m just out of my mind from the decongestant. Regardless, the only good thing…