09 August 2002

In my wanderings around various blogs (did a lot of reading yesterday, no posting!), Eric Olsen pointed me at this piece.  Very charming, very affecting, and as someone starting a new life in a new country, in new and sometimes difficult circumstances, I really related to the questions she poses: Who am I? Who was I? Who do I want to be? What do I really like? What do I really love? What things in my life are building me up? What things in my life are destroying me? What relationships are making me a better person? What relationships are sabotaging my sense of self-worth? Who cares? Who doesn't? Who am I? Funnily enough, I guess this activity (weblogging) is helping me to define some of these things.  Certainly, as pointed out by some of the experts, I have found myself blogging about some surprising things, and not using the blog for what I initially set out to do. By the way, I was also introduced in my blog-surfing to the wickedly entertaining and diverting Dawn Olsen (Up Yours..), and spent altogether too long on her site, and those of her many friends.  Quite a lady! 12:18:25 PM    comment []

In pictures: US desert base grows   Looks like the US has quietly been getting ready for a major operation in Iraq!  It seems the preparations are far advanced, although final decisions have not been taken.   Meanwhile, the debate rages among bloggers: here, and here and also here.  Lots of cross-references (and cross references too!) 10:47:20 AM    comment []

WorldCom reveals new $3.3bn error That's amazing.  Just what kind of cowboys were running this company?  Writing off $56 billion in assets.  Not the last bad news.  Former financial execs facing up to 65 years in prison.  I think they deserve it, for putting in jeopardy the reputations of all large businesses, not to mention the effect on the world 's stock markets and all our pensions! 10:44:03 AM    comment []

Tune banned 'until further notice'  (BBC) I should bloody well think so.  Let's hope a full investigation is mounted into the whole cover-up by those hypocritical Aussies!   10:24:35 AM    comment []