Slow day

Walked down the street a fair ways, to a bookstore and a street-side café. Read and ate a big piece of cake. Now, I watch all the streetlights turn on, bit by bit. Endless sounds of partying, horns, the street, the wind. Saturday night in the big city.

Bad start

Bad start for Ol’ George… The Agonist–Breaking, Balanced News From Around The Globe WASHINGTON – President Bush’s day-old campaign commercials drew sharp criticism Thursday from relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and a firefighters union with ties to Democratic rival John Kerry demanded they be pulled from the air. Again, Continue reading Bad start

Insert generic snide remark

Boldface inserted by me. The Command Post – Global Recon – Arafat Adviser Killed Arafat Adviser Killed Gunmen shot dead an adviser to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Palestinian-ruled Gaza City on Tuesday, witnesses and medics said. They said unknown assailants killed Khalil al-Zebin, 59, who advised Arafat on human rights and media issues…

qotd

from quotes of the day – qotd.org Now one may ask, “What is mathematics doing in a physics lecture?” We have several possible excuses: first, of course, mathematics is an important tool, but that would only excuse us for giving the formula in two minutes. On the other hand, in theoretical physics we discover that Continue reading qotd