I'm still battling that deadline so here are a few brief items and updates…
- Several folks have written to tell me of past, unsuccessful attempts to introduce White Castle to Los Angeles. I'm not sure if those were owned-and-operated stands or if White Castle tried farming out the business on a franchise deal. But apparently there have been times when White Castle's reticence to venture outside its established turf hasn't been as firm as it has been in the past few years.
- Two people wrote to note that Aaron McGruder does not actually draw Boondocks, at least not any more. The piece to which I linked says that he's handed that task off to an assistant.
- I just received an e-mail ad for medications from "Thereafter R. Listlessly." Another great name.
- Yes, I know the incident of the man who wagered his life's savings in Vegas was being filmed for a British reality series. I still think it'll be more than that. And that it's not a good idea to try such a thing.
- Yes, I know that there was no live TV coverage of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center on 9/11 and that G.W. Bush could not possibly have seen it as it happened, as he has claimed. I'm surprised the Democrats have not made more of that little discrepancy…but they will.
- Corey Klemow writes to say, "People keep saying that Bush was 'reading to children.' As I'm sure you know (since you've linked to it and all), the footage of Bush in the classroom that day shows that the children were actually reading to him." Like me, Corey thinks that's a tiny detail but it is worth mentioning.
- Lastly, this weblog post by Kevin Drum lays out an interesting account of why he changed from backing the war in Iraq to opposing it. I frankly don't understand why folks who support the effort aren't more upset about the wildly inaccurate estimates we've had of cost, manpower, timetable, being welcomed in the streets, etc. Even if one presumes they were all honestly believed when they were made, that does not inspire confidence in our leaders…or their current projections.
That's all for now. Back to deadline!