http://billcash.org A chronicle of an American life Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:45:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Marcus and I had dinner tonight; hummus, pomegranate chicken, and the Levantine meat tart.  On the receipt?  "1 Hum 1 Pom 1 MT."  Ha. http://billcash.org/?p=194 I've been really sick the last four days, and probably spending more time on the Internet than usual.  Nothing is more discouraging than a few minutes at the China Daily website, the English-language "news" site which has become increasingly more professional over the years, and thusly, more dangerous. The lead story ... http://billcash.org/?p=192 http://billcash.org/?p=191 You can now order pizza by text message.  I am a little dazed. http://billcash.org/?p=188 "Their views of sea trends through this century still vary widely, while they agree, almost to a person, that centuries of eroding ice and rising seas are nearly a sure thing in a warming world." Does anything, other than the dystopic projection, strike you about that sentence? I am officially ... http://billcash.org/?p=187 I rarely do this, but I'm simply going to link to a New York Times weblog posting from a commercial pilot.  While he doesn't do a whole lot in the way of positive suggestions for security, he does kick the legs out from under several of the ridiculous security measures ... http://billcash.org/?p=186 I ran across a very surprising article from the Daily Telegraph that the Labour Government in the UK has decided to allow rising ocean levels to consume British villages and farmland in several vulnerable areas.  Under a points-based formula, only certain regions will be "defended" against incursions by the sea.  ... http://billcash.org/?p=181 Lately I've found the time to read a ton of books in the sort of earthy/environmental vein.  That and the impending Florida move have made me just feel a lot "greener."  Let me explain. When I was growing up, we had all kinds of things in the backyard: apple ... http://billcash.org/?p=180 CNN reports the Gap Corporation was shocked by reports that a subcontractor in India used child slave labor to make clothes.  The report is heartbreaking, especially in 2007.  However, it speaks for itself, leaving me to comment on something else I found shocking. What on Earth is CNN reporter Alina Cho wearing???  ... http://billcash.org/?p=178 So I'm sitting at the Caribou Coffee, here to do some writing and thinking.  There's an incredibly bad guitar singer here with an amp -- which never happens.  I'm trying to work, but the old man is cranking out bad renditions of the Beatles and the Monkees.  (Come on man, ... http://billcash.org/?p=177