Though what exactly it represents might be up for interpretation.Nope, while I was yakking earlier  about Kerry's goings-on in Boston, it reminded me of a little incident that happened when I was in Europe earlier this month. I was flying to London

I'd been on a lull on blogging about Beantown (Boston), since school's out and Cloudcuckooland Hahvahd is less cuckoo-ish when all the lefties are on summer vacation. But fear not! Check out this crazy kerfuffle that's going on thereabouts...apparent

Remember how I told y'all that I hate Taiwan Beer? (Well, actually, I think all beer in general tastes pretty darn awful.) But the news story today is that Taiwan Beer isn't doing well in its attempt to break into the market mainland China. But, rea

From Ali, the blogger-doctor from Baghdad. Complete with photos of the spontaneous celebration he and his medical colleagues had in the hospital lounge when the Iraq handover happened: "Small Party and Great Hopes."

All Mad Minerva Needs to Say Is...Them's Fightin' Words!

Actually, that was yesterday, but I was so worn out I couldn't blog. In fact, this morning I'm still so tired I almost tried to brush my teeth with my facial scrub (mmmmmm, tasty!). But I just had to mention this!This One's Headed for the National Ar

Talk about a case of the Mooooooooondays! I just got home! As in, just this minute. It's almost 9:30 PM!  I've been out since 7 AM, catching trains and pushing papers and sitting in panels and seminars until my eyes glazed over.Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrg

It's finally wall-to-wall sunshine -- which looks just GORGEOUS on the fresh green grass. The resident robins (there's one who has set up his territory outside my bedroom window, where I can see him diligently patroling back and forth when he's not h

"What biased media"? It always wants to talk about bombs, not books. Anyway, this nice story is dear to my nerdy little grad-school heart:"There is a growing independence of the universities," said John Agresto , the senior advise

Excuse me while I fall out of my chair and roll on the floor laughing my head off. Check out this headline!Clinton lied in his book: LewinskyLONDON—Monica Lewinsky has called Bill Clinton a "revisionist of history" who lied about their re

Saturday morning! A little bloggage about the "old country"!The Lone GunmanYesterday the forensics report came out about the shooting of Chen and Lu back in March. Here's a blurb:Investigators yesterday revealed the findings of a report con

Thank goodness it's Friday! And a rainy one too, but still a Friday! I was more than happy to flee both my cubicle and certain...er...people I encounter in the cubicle farm.Let's just say one of them, a shining paragon of sensitivity and common court

China's arrested 3 Roman Catholic bishops, and one is 84 years old. He hasn't been heard from in over a month.(Way to go, Beijing. Show the rest of us how progressive and tolerant you are by picking on old men. Whatever happened to the traditional &q

I'll tell you this, gentle reader -- working in Dilbert-Land means commuting by train means I run into all kinds of crazy stuff. Check these out, which I witnessed with my very own eyes. Really."How Long's The Train???"I overheard a woman a

Dragon boating is popular. Really popular. And not just in Asia! (I hear it's got quite a following Down Under.)Anyhoo, yesterday was the Taipei International Dragon Boat Festival, complete with over 2000 people who were involved in 90+ teams from

The site's down for now, obviously, so I couldn't go actually see the...er...damage for myself. But here's the report, with a blurb on what happened.TAIPEI (AFP) - Suspected Chinese hackers have attacked the website of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian

Blogging will be light for a few days while I try to get used to Dilbert-Land (yup, the novelty of having a cubicle has worn off already), but I *had* to note this one headline about Taiwan...China to display military might off Taiwan coastXIAMEN, Ch

It was my first day in Cubicle-Land working for the company that will be here be referred to only as "Nerd Hell Incorporated," where I was busy pursuing filthy, filthy lucre all day long. And you know what, it wasn't so bad!My co-workers w

I was off indulging in a Sunday dim sum lunch when a friend pointed out a stop sign that had been...er..."decorated" with a big animal rights sticker. Instead of just "STOP," the octagonal red sign now read: "STOP EATING ANIM

Well, it does appear that short-sighted peaceniks are EVERYWHERE, including my lovely island. Yesterday, "several hundreds" (oooooooooh, scary!) took to the streets in Taipei with their placards. Here's the story from the eTaiwanNews and th

Wowzers!From Russia With Love?And I don't mean that old James Bond flick. (Sorry, 007.)And right on the heels of THAT, check THIS out, which says Saddam backed terrorists -- just not the "right" terrorists (e.g., Al Qaeda.) Hm!(Golly, I wo

Who cares what the menfolk are yakking about? It's cookies that America really cares about. So who do you think has the better recipe? Family Circle has the culinary face-off right here:Laura Bush: Oatmeal Chocolate-Chunk CookiesversusTeresa Heinz Ke

Couldn't resist this one! The story's from a recent Taiwanese graduate of West Point, who said that he had a few language problems along the way:Li told the Taiwan News that during his first year of training, there was an air assault drill requiring

It's pretty much a ghost town on campus, since all the undergrads have fled for the summer. The quiet is kind of nice, kind of unsettling. Oh well. I'm off for nerdwork, but not before a glance at the morning's crop of headlines.You know, much as I t

Well, the Sibling always wants to know what movies I've been watching lately and whether I give 'em the thumbs-up or thumbs-down. We're all short on time, so I'm going to make this snappy...Here we go, and I'm feeling rather peppery -- nothing gets m