Monday, March 31, 2003

What's left to say? I hate the US? Surely not. World Domination? Surely not. But something similar in that direction. All of this happenend before in a country called Germany, you know. Must have been 1933. Have fun. From Wounded Knee to Afghanistan "U.S. military spending ($343 billion in the year 2000) is 69 percent greater than that of the next five highest nations combined. Russia, which has the second largest military budget, spends less than one-sixth what the United States does. Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Iran, and Syria spend $14.4 billion combined; Iran accounts for 52 percent of this total." 10:46:51 PM     |

Old London. Pictures of a London that once was are at Images of London; you can order the prints or just browse the gallery. More old London pics are here; unfortunately the enlargements of the thumbs come with an ugly red watermark and I am much too lazy to retouch that. But then the photos are much better than those at the 'Images' site. And at GenDocs you will find lots of information about London Churches; Victorian Lodging Houses; London Metropolitan Police Divisions; Victorian London Inns, Taverns & Public Houses; and much, much more. Sadly, no pictures. Damn. 10:32:00 PM     |

Anna Livia in Antwerp. Here's the Antwerp James Joyce Centre with lots of online articles and webpages that look lekker in either browser. The picture on the left alone is worth visiting. 3:08:10 PM     |

Family matters. Paul Joyce is indeed the great grandnephew of James Joyce and like him he was born in Dublin. Not only that, he's also an artist and has produced 18 etchings and oil paintings illustrating the book. That book. The one and only Ulysses. "My visual exploration of Joyce's masterpiece has culminated in these eighteen etchings. Pivotal scenes from each chapter of Ulysses are shown, with as much attention to the details of the book as possible," explains Joyce. Each etching displays a different visual style -- such as abstract, realist and cubist -- and corresponds to the literal style used in the book." 2:59:05 PM     |

Boo! Rail strikes continue. UK: A second one-day rail strike inconvenienced thousands of commuters across Britain today, as operators slashed services by as much as 90%. [Guardian Unlimited] 2:28:24 PM     |

Which side? Whenever you're in a foreign country, like, let's say Iraq, Syria or Lebanon, it's always worthwhile to know which side of the road people are driving on. The Travel Library tells you where, why and how. 9:19:33 AM     |

Quack. All about the richest duck in the world. "koewi" 9:08:44 AM     |