via the morning news:
Federal investigators have arrested an enigmatic Wall Street wiz on insider-trading charges -- and incredibly, he claims to be a time-traveler from the year 2256!

Sources at the Security and Exchange Commission confirm that 44-year-old Andrew Carlssin offered the bizarre explanation for his uncanny success in the stock market after being led off in handcuffs on January 28.

"But the fact is, with an initial investment of only $800, in two weeks' time he had a portfolio valued at over $350 million.

Officials are quite confident the "time-traveler's" claims are bogus. Yet the SEC source admits, "No one can find any record of any Andrew Carlssin existing anywhere before December 2002."

I can't find the Beavis and Butthead thread, but this is relevant:

Retired Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey said the Army and Marine forces converging on the Republican Guard south of Baghdad will have no choice but to continue to attack those Iraqi defenders. "We've got no option, we're committed," he said. But, he added, "I wouldn't go into Baghdad before I had another armored division come up into my rear."

On a more serious note, this comes from a back-of-the-Washington Post article that gives a more realistic (ie pessimistic) prediction from the Pentagon about the length of our stay in Iraq, the difficulties we'll be facing, etc. I've asked my brother to send me a link.

Mr. Wilson, what's your take on this? Catholics propose St. Isidore as patron saint of internet users. (That's Saint Isidore of Seville Sanctus Isidorus Hispalensis, of course.) Surely we can do better than that?

Went to Union Pacific for the 3rd time in 3 years, and while a couple dishes were super-dup (taylor scallop/uni/tomatoe water and mustard seed & a fava morrel shrimp thing), they rest were just good, liked the first time the best....2*

Another Dinner at Ripe, Sat March 15th.

Somber mood due to the war, but since Ripe works by rsvp guests showed up.

Chioggia beets and mache with horseradish vinaigrette

spring risotto (peas and asparagus)

Herb encrusted pan seared halibut with yellowfoot mushrooms
and caper beurre blanc

Italian almond poundcake with lemon curd and whipped cream.

$20 plus gratuity. Dessert $2
I brought a Charles Shaw Cabernet. $3 at Trader Joes

I love this place.

On Wednesday afternoon the Senate narrowly voted to pass an amendment that took consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge out of the fast-track budget reconciliation bill, so a vote of Yes was a vote to protect the Refuge.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Boxer-Chafee Amendment
Passed by a vote of 52-48, 3:38 pm, 3/19/2003 thus removing the Arctic drilling language from the Senate Budge Resolution.


State Party Senator Vote


AK R Murkowski, Lisa N

AK R Stevens, Ted N

AL R Sessions, Jeff N

AL R Shelby, Richard C. N

AR D Lincoln, Blanche Lambert Y

AR D Pryor, Mark Y

AZ R Kyl, Jon L. N

AZ R McCain, John Y

CA D Boxer, Barbara Y

CA D Feinstein, Dianne Y

CO R Allard, Wayne A. N

CO R Campbell, Ben Nighthorse N

CT D Dodd, Christopher J. Y

CT D Lieberman, Joseph I. Y

DE D Biden, Joseph R. Y

DE D Carper, Thomas R. Y

FL D Graham, Bob Y

FL D Nelson, Bill Y

GA R Chambliss, Saxby N

GA D Miller, Zell B. N

HI D Akaka, Daniel K. N

HI D Inouye, Daniel K. N

IA R Grassley, Charles E. N

IA D Harkin, Tom Y

ID R Craig, Larry N

ID R Crapo, Michael D. N

IL D Durbin, Richard J. Y

IL R Fitzgerald, Peter G. Y

IN D Bayh, B. Evan Y

IN R Lugar, Richard G. N

KS R Brownback, Sam N

KS R Roberts, Pat N

KY R Bunning, Jim N

KY R McConnell, Mitch N

LA D Breaux, John B. N

LA D Landrieu, Mary L. N

MA D Kennedy, Edward M. Y

MA D Kerry, John F. Y

MD D Mikulski, Barbara A. Y

MD D Sarbanes, Paul S. Y

ME R Collins, Susan M. Y

ME R Snowe, Olympia J. Y

MI D Levin, Carl Y

MI D Stabenow, Debbie Y

MN R Coleman, Norm Y

MN D Dayton, Mark Y

MO R Bond, Christopher S. N

MO R Talent, Jim N

MS R Cochran, Thad N

MS R Lott, Trent N

MT D Baucus, Max Y

MT R Burns, Conrad N

NC R Dole, Elizabeth H. N

NC D Edwards, John R. Y

ND D Conrad, Kent Y

ND D Dorgan, Byron L. Y

NE R Hagel, Chuck N

NE D Nelson, Ben Y

NH R Gregg, Judd N

NH R Sununu, John E. N

NJ D Corzine, Jon S. Y

NJ D Lautenberg, Frank R. Y

NM D Bingaman, Jeff Y

NM R Domenici, Pete V. N

NV R Ensign, John N

NV D Reid, Harry Y

NY D Clinton, Hillary Rodham Y

NY D Schumer, Charles E. Y

OH R DeWine, Mike Y

OH R Voinovich, George V. N

OK R Inhofe, James M. N

OK R Nickles, Don N

OR R Smith, Gordon H. Y

OR D Wyden, Ron Y

PA R Santorum, Richard J. N

PA R Specter, Arlen N

RI R Chafee, Lincoln D. Y

RI D Reed, John F. Y

SC R Graham, Lindsey N

SC D Hollings, Ernest F. Y

SD D Daschle, Thomas A. Y

SD D Johnson, Tim P. Y

TN R Alexander, Lamar N

TN R Frist, Bill N

TX R Cornyn, John N

TX R Hutchison, Kay Bailey N

UT R Bennett, Robert F. N

UT R Hatch, Orrin G. N

VA R Allen, George F. N

VA R Warner, John William N

VT I Jeffords, James M. Y

VT D Leahy, Patrick J. Y

WA D Cantwell, Maria Y

WA D Murray, Patty Y

WI D Feingold, Russ Y

WI D Kohl, Herbert H. Y

WV D Byrd, Robert C. Y

WV D Rockefeller, John Y

WY R Enzi, Michael B. N

WY R Thomas, Craig N

el Bulli has a hotel now where you can eat dishes from the many years of the restaurant....

ill just blame the rock that ive been living under all my life for not being aware of alice waters. finally caught up w/ this american masters series piece twice in the last week on pbs ch 13

aKa is in the running in two catagories

in this down (mentally and financialy) time, maybe talking about food & and spending money, is not good, but i will continue along till my DMTree contact runs out at the end of 2003.....$5 sandwich!! Sophies Cuban Cuisine 96 Chambers, I had the pork, super juicy, with swiss, mayo, potato chips inside, spicy onion, pressed bread FANTASTIC!!!....Fuleen Seafood, the Post Protest Crew dined here, we were 7 and we spent apox $35 each, I think I liked the meal the most, lots of cleanly fried food, fresh seafood out of tank (served clear with few flavors), a wonderful sauted onion on top of chive blossom!! 1*....

Oklahoma up by fifteen over Cal but OU doesn't hold on to a lead very well so lookout, Hollis Price playing with injury, Bookout recovering from flu, Quannas White hitting his threes.

Get Your War On #22

Brief mention of a terrorsit plot to hit a nuke plant in Arizona on the local classic rock station yesterday. Found the story on energy web

Not much info, but there is supposedly an "EMERGENCY PROTEST TODAY, TIMES SQUARE 5:00PM, Thursday, March 20."

There is no permit for this action.

Come help Samoa cerebrate his 45th birthday with his fabulous country band, The Lonely Samoans!! Monday, March 24th. 8pm sharp. @ The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery St 212.614.0505

Dear MoveOn folks in the New York area,

This Saturday, March 22, tens or even hundreds of thousands of us will finally get the opportunity to march for peace in New
York City. The march is fully legal. I've attached a memo
from organizer Leslie Cagan that gives the details, but here's
the basic information:

When: 12 Noon, Saturday March 22
Where: Assembling between 42nd and 36th street on Broadway
More Info

I'll be there. I hope you can make it too. If hundreds of
thousands of us take to the streets, we'll send a strong
message that New Yorkers continue to oppose this war.

Sincerely,
--Eli Pariser
International Campaigns Director
MoveOn.org
March 18, 2003

the polanski file: details from his "trouble" with the law.

That Steve Forbes sure has some good ideas. It's a shame he didn't get further in his election campaign. Still, that hasn't stopped him from chiming in with lots of helpful advice:

"How about Newt Gingrich as our high-commissioner-equivalent in Iraq?"

Please, anybody, how do I get off this ride?

Get Your War On #21

ooh...my...blog

I thought it might be fun to go to the NCAA final four college basketball games in the Superdome the first week of April. I can get a single ticket, lower level, midcourt, for the semi-final and final games (I guess that would be a total of three separate games) for 6500 US dollars. I can get the three game package for nosebleed seats behind the goals for 650 US dollars apiece. If I chose to just attend the final, I could get the good seats for the bargain price of 1300 dollars. So I thought I might just watch the games on TV. Go Sooners.

"The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. What had long been largely an environmental issue has suddenly become a deadly serious strategic concern. Oil is an indulgence we can no longer afford, not just because it will run out or turn the planet into a sauna, but because it inexorably leads to global conflict. Enough. What we need is a massive, Apollo-scale effort to unlock the potential of hydrogen, a virtually unlimited source of power. The technology is at a tipping point. Terrorism provides political urgency. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how."

Terribly sad.

Seeing those films, "Water Window Baby" and the painted films was so shocking. Somebody put the world on film; that is, the world that has a life of its own.

The Times reports that the coal tar dyes used in some of his films may have contributed to the bladder cancer that killed him.

sad news, heard of the passing of colin deland today - a little story here (see 3/7/03)

how many city blocks (street and avenue) to a mile?