Sufjan Steven...... &*1

Sufjan Stevens - Come on! Feel the Illinoise!
http://www.youtube.com/v/IOanm6mbMYE

"Saints are Coming"

Check this out.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seGhTWE98DU

:) my halloween costume

That's right, I was a squirrel last nite! whooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaa.

Lou Dobbs is an idiot

The guy parades around on CNN (a respectable news channel) everyday pushing for protectionism and subsidies with the aim of retaining inefficient US manufacturing jobs. As a consumer, why would you want to pay more for a lower quality product? Just does not make sense. Free trade agreements form the groundwork that has created such a competitive advantage for the United States. Countries that continue to shun free trade (i.e. North Korea, Venezuela, sometimes France) grow at a slower rate than countries that embrace free trade; these rate differences are reflected in the living conditions within the countries. A policy is not bad just because people lose their jobs. America is moving forward towards service sector and information technology jobs that pay more. The key is for the government to provide subsidies for the retraining of structurally displaced workers. With this safety net, workers will be shifted into these higher paying jobs, increase their living standards, and receive cheaper goods from low-cost manufacturers abroad. That is the message Lou Dobbs should be spreading.

Prem Panchal

Tasers are Fun!

My friends watched as my roommate, Justin, fried Casey! "Its like a constant spasm that you can't get away from!"

Tell us something we don't know --

"I think there is great room for strong criticism, because without doubt, there was arrogance and stupidity by the United States in Iraq"

Alberto Fernandez, US state department official

This is just another confirmation and a long series of confirmations (besides the mounting deaths, currently at 2,792 and 20,468 wounded) that tells us how badly we, the US and the Bush Administration, handled the war. Lack of ground troops, lack of an exit strategy (what is victory anyway?) and no real threat doomed us from the beginning. How long will it take for us to understand the affect this is having on potential terrorists around the region (remember the NIE earlier this year?)? Iraq was not our problem, terrorism was (and consequently still is).

Let's just hope that the mid-term elections bring change in congressional leadership and change in our foreign policy.

ac360 Blog

Check out http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/. That's CNN Reporter Anderson Cooper's blog; deep blogs/articles, lots of substance..presents a clear view of what is actually going on, whether in Iraq, Africa, North Korea, the US.... Pnp

Texas-OU Weekend

This weekend, my good friend Lev is having a party at his new casa with quesadillas, burgers, and drinks for the big game..also a hot tub! So it'll be good times...I'll have a nice recap posted after Saturday. Cheers...Pnp

Peru -- Travel Plans for 2007

As of today, I am making it known that I have been stiching together plans to vist Peru for two weeks in April. The trip will cover the Amazon Basin, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Lima; hopefully, I will get to see a lot of the Andes mountains as well. The funds for the trip will come from the money I make at work (good motivation!). From now until then, I will start to practice my Spanish more often; hopefully, get a good grip before I takeoff. Anyways, that's all from here ----------> pnp '06