Fear & LoathingA place for rants, raves and insights about the absolutely crazy world in which we live in.ET Phone Home- May 12, 2005 Microsoft's Bill Gates says the raging popularity of Apple's iPod player is "unsustainable." Gates Sees Mobile Phones Overtaking iPods Reuters.com. Yeah, right. Just like the "Tablet PC" was going to make laptops extinct and Microsoft's "Media PC" is going to...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000563.html Liar Liar Pants on Fire- May 11, 2005 Michael Jackson's ranch manager conceded on Tuesday that he lied when he told police that the singer never slept with children. Jackson Defense Witness Admits Lying to Police Reuters.com. He also testified that Jackson had a collection of bondage dolls,...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000561.html Complete Games- May 5, 2005 Complete nine-inning games by baseball pitchers used to be common until the 1970s, when relievers, closers and the like overtook the sport. So it's refreshing that someone still can accomplish the task, like Livan Hernandez did last evening. Washington's Hernandez...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000556.html The Second Front- May 5, 2005 Now Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, says in a classified report that the U.S. military's current commitments overseas may prevent it from adequately fighting future conflicts. Duh! Waging war on two fronts simultaneously has doomed armies from Napoleon...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000555.html A Cowardly End 60 Years Ago- May 2, 2005 Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the death of Adolph Hitler, he of genocide, eugenics and the "Thousand Year Reich" that lasted all but a decade. On April 30, 1945, with Soviet forces just 300 meters from the underground bunker...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000558.html |