Monday Musings and Ramblings

If you are curious as to how the number of casualties from the War on Terror stacks up against some of our other wars, take a look at this.

You know that indestructible black box on airplanes? Why don’t they make the entire plane from that stuff?

You remember those debit cards given out to anyone who showed up claiming to be a Katrina victim? It turns out that a lot of money from you and me was not only given to liars and frauds, but a lot of it was misspent as well. The GAO estimates that over 1 billion dollars was misspent on things like $1100 diamond engagement rings, tattoos, massages, condoms, $300 of Girls Gone Wild videos, $200 champagne at Hooters, $600 at a strip club, and vacations in the Dominican Republic. Now the LA Times says don’t blame the people who actually did the spending.

Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?

Some interesting thoughts on the oil situation by Pete Du Pont

Monday Funny

What happens when you have:
1) nothing to do
2) a sharp knife
3) a large lime
4) a patient cat
5) too much tequila
6) and it's football season