Random: April 2005 Archives

So President Bush has an iPod. The White House claims that he has an assistant download all the tracks onto it for him, with the implication that he is too busy and important (or incompetent) to do it himself.

I think there's another explanation.

Consider the exponential growth in the deficit over the last few years.

Consider the exponential growth in track sales at the iTunes music store.

Draw your own conclusions.

By the way, here is a marvelous analysis of Bush's musical tastes. (He likes the Thrills too? Oh no!) 

I've been following this online comics contest called StripFight. Every week, the organizers throw down a challenge: draw a comic in one week on a particular theme. This week's topic: "Starting over."

The results are often mixed. So what would you expect with so little time to put a storyline and artwork together? However, this week I was really touched and impressed by one entry in particular. Maybe it was the deceptively simple artwork and the nice colors. Maybe it was the near-absence of dialogue. Maybe it's just because I'm a sucker for cute cats. Anyway, check it out... 

Edited to add: yikes, just scrolled down to the bottom and noticed an utterly chilling piece about the tsunami...