According to the VA:

There is no such thing as Gulf War syndrome, even though U.S. and foreign veterans of the war report more symptoms of illness than do soldiers who didn't serve there, a federally funded study concludes.

Ok. Fine. We are 15 years removed from the First Gulf War and we're still "researching" and "determining" what level of benefits these folks should be given?

What the fuck are you talking about!?

1. Ohio State
2. Notre Dame
3. Auburn
4. USC
5. West Virginia
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Florida State
10. Georgia

So, my Irish host Big Blue this weekend. So excited - I'm counting down... Auburn scares me right now. So much speed, very much like an Auburn team of 20 years ago and a guy named Bo. LSU is young and full of inexperienced, but talented players. They have yet to face a real opponent. This week we have Auburn hosting LSU. HUGE game!

Dayton's Top 5:

1. ND
2. Ohio State
3. Florida
4. VA Tech
5. Cal

Yeah... so, Cal wasn't ready for the big boy league. Give 'em time. Seeing LSU play and how quick they are, I gotta say that Florida may not finish in the top 5. But I won't. Florida has more talent and a better coach. My top 3 remain unchanged.

Let's get ready for some F O O T B A L L!

Yes, I know baseball season is still underway, but there's always room for my beloved Irish. So, let us begin with the PreSeason Top 10:

AP Top 10

1. THE Ohio State

Friday 8/18
The wife slapped a paint brush in my hand at 8AM. I got my Home Depot groove on and repaired the drywall where the original home owner had glued a tacky bamboo mirror right on to the naked drywall - idiot! Some spackle, sealer, and texture and everything was good as new.

Never, ever write specs while listening to Korn.

I contacted the vendor for whom we're creating a new interface and chewed the guy a new one when he argued with me about field inputs. Hmmm... could it be the music?

Never, ever code while listening to Korn.

My code is just too damn angry to work. That IS the reason. NO! I did not fuck up my own service tier! NO! NO! NO! I did not comment out the wrong lines... NO!

Ok... maybe... but damnit! It's KORN'S FAULT!

Guenter Grass

Should we punish a man for a decision he made 61 years ago?

Should we weight that which he did at 17 over that which he did in the subsequent 61-years? Including winning a Nobel Prize for Literature? And promoting peace over aggression?

"This is the captain speaking. Welcome aboard. We are underway and proceeding on a course that will take us on a voyage through liquid space. En route, we will pass below the polar ice cap, and then probe depths seldom seen by man. Make yourself comfortable, but please remain seated at all times. And no smoking please--the smoking lamp is out."

Before being evacuated on US-chartered ships or US Military helicopters, Americans are being asked to sign promissory notes to repay the U.S. government for the journey.

All other nations: free of charge.

We suck.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that President Bush personally blocked Justice Department lawyers from pursuing an internal probe of the warrantless eavesdropping program that monitors Americans' international calls and e-mails when terrorism is suspected.

So, the question is: did our President believe himself to be acting within his prescribed Constitutional powers? Or not?

Syd Barrett died today.

Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Now there's a look in your eyes
Like black holes in the sky
Shine on, you crazy diamond

Let's not forget: you don't have to be physically wounded to be a casualty of war.

US soldier subdued on Florida flight

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier recently returned from Iraq tried to force his way into the cockpit of a Tampa-bound Delta Air Lines jet and was subdued by other passengers, Tampa International Airport officials said on Friday.

You.
Are becoming gods.

There's a new master of creation.
And it's you.

Unravel DNA.
And at the same time cultivating bacteria strong enough to kill every living thing.
Did you think yer ready for that much power?

If you want the position of god, then take the responsibilty.

2 dead Linux boxes.
4 cups of coffee.
7 developers out sick.
32 hours until Senior Management meeting.
56 hours until 4-day weekend.
416,322 files to complete by 5PM local.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006; Posted: 9:40 a.m. EDT (13:40 GMT)

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is hoping to stamp out the sex trade by taxing pimps and prostitutes, then jailing them when they don't pay.

The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote Wednesday morning on the pimp tax. The bill also calls for more jail time for sex workers.