Today, George Bush made a reasonably intelligent sounding speech, but I wouldn't have known unless I was watching the BBC World News this evening.
Anyway, he actually brought up Vietnam, and he mentioned the millions of people who were killed after the US pulled out, and how new words made it into our lexicon like "killing fields" "re-education camps" "boat people"
--If you haven't seen The Killing Fields with James Woods, you should.So yeah, Bush makes a valid point every now and then. There was a genocide in Cambodia in the 70's and the rise of the Khmer Rouge's power was influenced by the U.S.
Bush has been saying pulling out will have severe consequences, but when you actually throw in a decent reference-- it makes you go--hmmmmm....
The Killing Fields were actually in Cambodia, but still...
The re-education camps and the boat people were in/from Vietnam. They came about as a result of our hasty retreat. Something like that could easily happen again, especially when you consider how terrible it has already been. It's fine mess Bush has gotten us onto.
When you consider Bush was keeping the Texas airspace free of Vietcong during the Vietnam war, his point really wasn't really that great of a point.
This blog is just something I do to help me keep track of the things I found interesting, noteworthy or weird.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Random Ramblings
So, I'm sitting here tapping away on my iPhone- I just wrote about Gandhi, and I started listening to Moby 18--a brilliant album. Somehow, it reminded me of the dispute between Moby and eminem. (Yes, I'll bring up something the entire world forgot about 3 years ago.)
It's a pity there was a feud. Eminem's music is incredibly juvenile sometimes, and Moby's can be too repetitive. But, I think, if you put these 2 dudes in a studio, they could come up with something incredibly soulfull and lyrically brilliant. Both of their careers are in the toilet right now. Maybe, if someone from either posse googles "fixing eminem or Moby career" they'll get this message.
It's a pity there was a feud. Eminem's music is incredibly juvenile sometimes, and Moby's can be too repetitive. But, I think, if you put these 2 dudes in a studio, they could come up with something incredibly soulfull and lyrically brilliant. Both of their careers are in the toilet right now. Maybe, if someone from either posse googles "fixing eminem or Moby career" they'll get this message.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
2 Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in 4 minutes.
Are you ready?
1. Turn stove on high
2. Toast 4 pieces of bread in the toaster.
3. Cut off 1 tablespoon of butter and microwave in a dish for 20 seconds.
4. Unwrap 4 pieces of cheese.
5. Lightly butter outside of bread.
6. Place on frying pan for about 30 seconds until butter is lightly brown and crunchy.
7. Place cheese ontop of bread and microwave 25 seconds
And that's all she wrote.
1. Turn stove on high
2. Toast 4 pieces of bread in the toaster.
3. Cut off 1 tablespoon of butter and microwave in a dish for 20 seconds.
4. Unwrap 4 pieces of cheese.
5. Lightly butter outside of bread.
6. Place on frying pan for about 30 seconds until butter is lightly brown and crunchy.
7. Place cheese ontop of bread and microwave 25 seconds
And that's all she wrote.
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