The T'inator

Go ahead, send the A Team's biggest baddest ass to rough up your favorite (or not so favorite) web site:

The T'inator

A Totally Pointless Game

I played this game way too long last night and my thumb is KILLING ME. Waste time at your own risk:

save a diving hellicopter

Cold Soups to Counteract Summer Swelter (washingtonpost.com)

I was with my wife in NYC a couple of weeks ago. We visited a restaurant called Cookies and Couscous near the Washington Square/NYU area. There was no doubt that we would eat there when she saw they had cold soups. Everything we ate was divine and the chef/owner was a trip. He not only pontificated on the African wine we were considering, but also let us sample it before buying a bottle. Check it out sometime.

Here's an article with some recipes for cold soups:

Cold Soups to Counteract Summer Swelter (washingtonpost.com)

Book Swap - Neat Idea

American University, the school where I work, is hosting a book swap. This is such a cool idea:

"Bring up to 10 books (fiction, non-fiction, biographies, travel, children’s books) in good condition, paperback or hard cover (no textbooks/no magazines), to the lobby of Bender between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. the morning of the Swap. Come back between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and take away the same number of books you brought. No monies will be exchanged."

"Also, if you are interested in being a “book buddy” to the person who chooses to read your book, put a note at the front of the book with your contact information so that after the book has been read, you might discuss it. "

"Books left over will be donated to the University Library"

Imagine if this was a music swap. . .the RIAA would go nuts!! OK, fine--not really. Exchanging original, bought copies of music recordings is neither illegal nor unscrupulous, but somehow it seems that a community based sharing system like this is exactly what the copyrighted industries wish to prevent. Alright, maybe not--but still. . .they suck anyway. . .for all sorts of reasons. . .

House Votes to Allow Overhaul of Overtime (washingtonpost.com)

Finally, more press on this crock-of-a-plan. Sorry I didn't finish my own analysis/report on it. It's a lot to digest!

House Votes to Allow Overhaul of Overtime (washingtonpost.com)

'AOL Journals' To Bring Blogs To Millions (TechNews.com)

This entry was a dandy done through the new beta google companion bar button, ". . .create a blog post pointint to this web page. . ."

Also in the article:
TiVo settings from your AIM through a bot!
Blurb on "weapons of mass destruction" search through google and the "I'm feeling Lucky" button.

'AOL Journals' To Bring Blogs To Millions (TechNews.com)