9. February, 2002 - my schedule's broken

Last evening, my friend Jim asked how long I was going to be able to keep up the daily Dave's Picks updates. I have no idea, but today was almost the day that I broke the string. Something about multiple phone calls early in the morning interfered with my normal schedule a bit. And then my regular weekend breakfast spot wasn't open. At least Lester's Signature Garbage Platter was available at Dub's, and made life worth living again.
Twin Cities Journal: Loathe the ravens? Plenty more. There's lots of crows in town. They're loud and annoying and you're not allowed to shoot 'em here like you are in the country. [strib]
Shopping: On a quest for better phone service. It's pretty hard to get away from Qwest. Impossible if you want DSL service, as far as I can tell. [strib]
It's hard to find reference to it, but the U.S. has sent troops (so far about 150 of an expected 650) "observers" to the Phillipines to "fight terrorism". I couldn't find it mentioned in U.S. press, but The Guardian Unlimited Observer had this commentary. [jim]
In a recent Norah Vincent column the LA Times writer links "violent" protesters to video games. It's then suggested that the "solution" to such protests is lethal force. [jim]
Orwell's Politics and the English Language. It's a good essay about language.