Hammer Mill Days

How the hell do I know how they found you? It was probably a mistake leaving your forwarding address. We were only going to be gone a month or two, damnit. Ah, well. Oh, hi, friends. No, we're not being pursued by bill collectors (at least, not out here in the constellation of Orion). I'm just fielding questions from Marvin (my personal robot assistant), who apparently received a piece of financial spam from some company that identifies itself as "Direct Capital", to wit: Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:21 AM Subject: Call Me - Line of Credit Hi Marvin, I can help you get set up with a Line of Credit (secured or unsecured) for On Time Van Trans In if you have any purchases you need to make. It's pretty quick and easy. Give me a call at (877) 322-9235 and I can get you started. Kenneth __________________________ Kenneth Karpel Finance Manager Yeah, I know. It's got spam written all over it, right? Well, try telling that to Marvin. He almost nev...

There's been a lot of talk in the pundit universe and surrounding blogosphere about cabinet appointments. I suppose that's the kind of news I should expect to hear between now and January 20, aside from reports on the continuing economic disaster, now rivaling Iraq as Bush's biggest fuckup ever (if not in lives, certainly in dollars lost). For my own part, I'll reserve judgment until more of the Obama administration is in place. I'd like to spend this longish constitutional intermission between election day and inauguration day talking about the issues that I think should be a priority for the new regime. Not that they will listen, but... here it comes, Mr. President-Elect. This week, foreign policy. The Congo War. This is the deadliest conflict since World War II (unless, perhaps, you roll all of the Indochina wars together), and it has gotten very little attention in our national media. This is pretty typical treatment for sub-Saharan Africa, but honestly... more...