Day July 17, 2004

A study in contrasts In August, I’m going backpacking for four days in the High Sierras, far away from cell phones, the Internet, and the current political madness. Ten days after returning, I leave for New York City for the…

Sailing toward a storm in China U.S. maneuvers could spark a war. Quietly and with minimal coverage in the U.S. press, the Navy announced that from mid-July through August it would hold exercises dubbed Operation Summer Pulse ’04 in waters…

Who knew???? Via a friend: Interesting story about how dishonest Bill O’Reilly is….

Bushies flunk the alphabet From the International Aids Conference A major debate is scheduled at the conference on the merits of the Bush-backed ABC strategy, which stands for “Abstinence, Being Faithful, Condom Use” — in that order. Critics say promoting…