• Dark things are afoot over Tampa Bay

    My office with a view affords an old school, near term, weather forecast for Clearwater, Florida (effective 12 noon, EDST)… it’s going to rain… really soon.

  • Civil War?

    The President’s words were heard on the radio this afternoon. Discussing the possibility that Iraq had fallen into “Civil War,” the President said (not his exact words, but as close as I recall), “I’ve talked to a lot of people… and the people I’ve talked to all want a united Iraqi government.”

    And you know what? I have no doubt that’s true. I’ll bet if you talk to an Iraqi Shiite, he or she will tell you they want a united government – controlled by Shiites; if you talk to an Iraqi Sunni, he or she will tell you they want a united government – controlled by Sunnis; and, if you talk to an Iraqi Kurd, they’d just as soon let the Sunnis and Shiites beat themselves to death and leave them to their own “united” government.

    It seems the devil is in the details.

  • Forget me not

    I have a well deserved reputation of forgetfulness. I walk around the office (at work) with a PDA close enough to be a Siamese Twin (and a better looking one at that). This sets the stage for a conversation I had with my wife this morning. As I was getting out of my car for the Monday Morning Death March to work, my cell phone rang. It was Cheryl calling to tell me that I had forgotten the check for Tae Kwon Do. Several thoughts raced through my mind, the most prominent being: “You can’t forget that which you never knew.”

    In a rare moment of Monday Morning Lucidity, I gave The Universal Correct Answer for Husbands, v 1.0: “Yes dear.” As a supplement, I tacked on The Universal Correct Answer for Husbands, Addendum 31: “I’ll pick it up later, if that’s o.k.”

    This sets the stage for this afternoon, where I legitimately forget the check for Tae Kwon Do.