Birmingham Blues

Richard Clarke looks at a laundry list of problems that aren’t getting the attention they need because of our involvement in Iraq.  It’s scary.

I’ve always liked her; this profile from the New York Times reminds me why.

I must have missed this in the pre-Christmas blur:

“I really do want the new Secretary of Defense to have time to get to know people and hear people and be a part of this deliberation. And he will not be sworn in until next Monday. I also — one of the interesting things about this [...]

…but I can’t celebrate.  Yes, he’s a terrible man who is responsible for atrocities I don’t want to imagine.  But where’s our moral high ground?  We’ll be complicit in the taking of one more life.  A quick and easy death won’t repay Saddam for what he’s done, and it won’t help to unite this fractured [...]

I’m now the proud owner of a brand new baby laptop — baby only in the sense that its life has just begun.  Given my track record, that life could be relatively short.  Yes, after keeping my previous laptop for five weeks and two days (but who’s counting?), the Best Buy Service Center returned it [...]

You were a good and courageous man.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of our 38th President.

I was supposed to go back to Georgia today, but I sent Dear Husband on without me because it appear I have the “flea”.  I blame Jennifer B for this; if she hadn’t discussed it on her blog, I would have remained immune.  Or not.  ;)  Maybe a flu shot would have been in order, [...]

…courtesy of Shakespeare’s Sister.  Yeah, I know it’s tacky. 

This time of year is special, whether we’re celebrating traditions of faith or simply recognizing that the earth has once again cycled through death and begun rebirth with the winter solstice.  Enjoy your time with family and friends, and thanks as always for coming here to read my musings and ramblings and to leave your [...]

The former CEO of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, forced into early retirement, will receive retirement benefits worth $180 million.  $180 million, while the company is slashing costs by at least $4 billion and laying off thousands of employees.
NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc.’s former chief executive, Henry A. McKinnell, who was forced into an early retirement in part because of investor [...]