Centerpiece is feeling the effect of hosting a linkfest during the interholiday week. Only six entries were submitted to the Bonfire of the Vanities.
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You only have a few days left to get into Laurence’s Dead Pool. Here are my picks of who won’t be alive in 2005:
William Westmoreland: general; 03/26/1914
Willie Mays: baseball player; 05/06/1931
Jane Wyman: actress; 01/04/1914
Robert Downey Jr.: actor; 04/04/1965
William F. Buckley: conservative; 11/24/1925
Gene Simmons: musician; 08/25/1949
Muhammad Ali: boxer; 01/17/1942
Bob Woodward: reporter; 03/26/1943
Jann Wenner: crappy magazine publisher; […]
Even if there was a tsunami warning system in place for the Indian Ocean it may not have helped at all if people didn’t act on the limited information available to them at the time.
The Thai government has generally maintained that it has done what it could under intensely difficult circumstances, with little warning and […]
At least 68,000 have died and over $13 billion in damages were caused by Sunday’s tsunamis. Indonesia suffered 27,000 deaths while India has endured 12,000. Expect the death toll to rise as rescue workers reach remote areas and disease plagues the living. An Italian offical thinks the toll could rise to 100,000.
To help with the […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Bill Lyon has a beautiful ode to Reggie White. Sadly, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s sports department has no one as eloquent. The best that paper has is opinion columnist Eugene Kane’s nice rememberance.
“Fame Used Well Means More than Sacks” [via Galley Slaves]
“White Meant Well, Despite His Fumbles”
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This week is the worst week of the year to host a weblog linkfest. Last year, I hosted the Carnival of the Capitalists. It was one of the only weeks that wasn’t linked by Glenn Reynolds. Thus, I’m giving Dane Carlson some linky love.
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Early guesses indicate the deadly tsunamis won’t hurt U.S. insurance companies. That means the U.S. economy shouldn’t see a direct economic effect. But there could be indirect effects to the U.S. economy. That area of Southeast Asia is a source of cheap labor. Look on the tags of your clothes and you’ll probably read “Made […]
Glenn Reynolds’ latest TCS article expands nicely on the points I’ve made about economic trade offs and tsunami warning systems. Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and the other nations severely hit would have been better off had they been richer. That’s easy for me to say since I have the luxury of typing my thoughts on […]
One would have thought some Christmas cheer would have rubbed off on some people. Unfortunately, the post-Christmas creatures are as rude, condescending, and impatient as the pre-Christmas creatures.
Christmas fell on a Saturday this year. Therefore, today was the first business day after Christmas. Somehow, many shoppers didn’t seem to understand that much of what […]
It’s bad enough when rude people allow their cell phone to interrupt a conversation, talk on one while going through a check out line, or loudly yap one-half of a personal conversation in public. I’ve now learned that California 911 operators see an increase in calls on Christmas because morons are testing their new phones […]
Many Sri Lankans feel the same way about the lack of a tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean as air force chief Harry Goonetilleke: “This is tragic. There should have been such an arrangement for the region. This is absolutely not acceptable.” So those Asian nations hit by the devestating tsunamis are considering building […]
Over 20,000 are dead from the tsunami with more being counted. Beaches have become mass graves that would make Saddam proud. Now, the worry is disease from all the dead bodies. It’s cliche, but it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Thankfully, relief efforts have begun.
“Tidal Waves Kill 22,000 in Nine Countries”
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But I think Stephen Bainbridge is admitting to animal abuse.
“Reindogs of Christmas”
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Reggie White is dead. His stay in Green Bay wasn’t as long and his time in Philadephia. But his six seasons helped bring a title back to Titletown and made the Packers one of the most beloved franchises in all of sports.
Brett Favre’s golden arm and incredible toughness will be what is most remember about […]
Over 10,000 are dead from an earthquake-induced tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Yet Waverly Person of the U.S. Geological Survey said many could have been saved if the countries hit had early warning systems.
Most of those people could have been saved if they had had a tsunami warning system in place or tide gauges. […]
