Tuesday Headlines

Some more of my weekly takes on the events of the past week...
CAMPAIGN NEWS: John McCain vows to change the world misconception of the "ugly American"

I hate when politicians pander. He is only doing this because the issue that concerns young voters the most is "bringing sexy back"

Being an ugly ameican is still better than "fugly French"

If someone gave me $10 million in aide I would probably say something nice. That's not really a joke, I'm just sayin'...

Global warming is being blamed not just for hurricanes and other weather stuff. It is also being blamed for cockroach migration, sheep mutation, and obesity

It's only a matter of time before a husband says "The reason I didn't come home is because it was just so nice outside." That 0.5 degree makes all the difference.

I think it's time we ironically re-released "Blame it on the Rain."

John W. Backus developer of Fortran died in his home at the age of 82. Bless him

When describing the process,

It was Mr. Backus who set the tone for the Fortran team. Yet if the style was informal, the work was intense, a four-year venture with no guarantee of success and many small setbacks along the way.

Innovation, Mr. Backus said, was a constant process of trial and error.

Fortran programmers will appreciate that passage on more than 1 level.