It was stormy with thunder and lightning when I went to bed last night, and it’s still making flashes outside this morning. Impressive weather last night, and I find myself wishing I had a porch where I could have spent the night watching the weather, rather than sleeping through it. There’s a part of me that’s still a kid, fascinated by heavy weather. Sadly, there’s a larger part that’s forty and conks out around ten pm every evening.
Being older is part of why I definitely wouldn’t want to be living through the heavy weather that’s going to be hitting the gulf coast soon. When Camille hit that part of the world, it scoured away most of the stuff people had built along the coast, and while Ivan’s not as strong, there’s more stuff to be wrecked this time around, too. At least it seems as if people are evacuating.
- Says here Your brand new U-Lock is not safe, and kryptonite U-locks with the round keys can be opened with a Bic® Round Stic™ ball point pen. There’s even videos. This also applies to Targus and Kensington laptop (and other computer) security locks, and basically all round-key locks, though you may have to find a different brand pen for the different sizes. No word yet from Kryptonite yet this morning, but from the sound of it, they’re working on a response. This would explain jwz’s bi-annual bicycle theft that had me wondering about his sanity a while back. [boing boing]
- In a news-flash from California, the Governator turns out to be a girlie-man. Tch. [endwar]
- David Grenier has an essay about Guns! Guns! Guns! which mentions some reasons liberals might want to think more about the second amendment.
- Colin Powell says Russia Pulling Back on Democratic Reform as they enact anti-terrorism measures. Funny, he didn’t say anything about such measures that have already happened closer to home… [vowe]
- I normally don’t pay much attention to hockey, but even I notice when there’s a strike lockout and people in St. Paul are wondering what’s going to happen to the local economy without the games downtown. Well, in Canada, NHLers line up to get into Original Stars league, playing teams named after the NHL’s original six. As Cosh says,
if the labour dispute goes on as long as predicted, I foresee plenty of backtracking and ‘surprise’ from reporters.
Hell, if the OSHL makes a full season, I think the champs should get Lord Stanley’s Cup. [colby cosh]