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One of my favorite short stories is "Requiem," by Robert Heinlein. (It's actually a sequel to "The Man Who Sold the Moon," another of my favorites.) The title of the short story comes from the title of a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, and the poem is quoted in the story. Maybe it's just because of the association with the... read more »

Well, my new computer is up and running. I still need to install a whole bunch of software, but I'll do that over time. I've tried some data recovery software on my old hard drive, but no luck so far. At least my MP3's were on a separate hard drive, so all I had to do was move that into... read more »

Saddam Hussein is probably going to face a trial by an Iraqi tribunal for the things he did while dictator of Iraq. Trials of deposed dictators, almost by necessity, involve the application of law ex post facto (at least with regards to national law.) If they did not, then the dictator could argue that since the law was whatever he... read more »

Possibly the best part of the movie is when Frodo finally confronts the Dark Lord in his throne room, and the Dark Lord tells him it is his destiny to join him, but that first he must kill his father, Saruman. Frodo doesn't want to kill Saruman because he feels there is still good in him, but when Saruman threatens... read more »

Glad I got the name straightened out. Just got back a few minutes ago. Some Tolkien purists are going to have a cow (or whatever the Middle Earth equivalent is), but I really enjoyed it.

I'll be off shortly to wait in line for a midnight showing of the final Lord of the Rings installment. Jordan Commons has 17 screens, one of which is being used for the sold-out showing of the entire trilogy. The other sixteen screens have a midnight showing of Here Comes the King Again (or whatever) and they are all sold... read more »

Without even knowing the results of the Monday night game, I can do my football update. Dallas Cowboys: After having been crushed two weeks in a row, it was nice to see them doing the crushing. They shut out the Redskins. Klingon Warriors: A tocuhdown catch by Todd Heap sealed the victory for my fantasy football team in the first... read more »

Congratulations to President Bush and our military for their persistence. And especially, congratulations to the Iraqi people. Yes, it really is over. (Note: This entry was originally published on my now-defunct political blog, Attilathepundit.com.)

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