Day January 17, 2005

Inauguration Day festivities!

From Freeway Blogger Thursday, January 20th, 2005…  Will be an historic date. With the swearing-in of George W. Bush for a second term as President of the United States, the world will bear solemn witness to what may well be the…

All war all the time

US special forces ‘inside Iran’ The American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed that US commandos are operating inside Iran selecting sites for future air strikes. Abbas offers olive branch, Sharon spits at it. Palestinian officials said increased military actions…

Fingerprinting Students

From respected security consultant Bruce Schneier A nascent security trend in the U.S. is tracking schoolchildren when they get on and off school buses.  A school district in Spring, Texas, is using computerized ID badges to record this information, and…

Hawaiian music

It’s in the culture in Hawaii, hawaiian music, hula, and chants. Some of it has been Hollywood-ized, thankfully much has not. During our stay in Maui, my inlaws, haole like me, played much from their extensive collection of Hawaiian music,…