Postcard Update!

Make yourself angry in 10 steps: Top 10 big stories ignored by the mainstream press in 2001. Maybe not all of these are as big as they say, but a few are humdingers. Also check out the online links to the breaking stories.

Here's a movie of Shannon's Asteroid (aka 2002 NY40) as it moves through an area of sky around the size of the full moon. The movie covers a time span of 2 hours. Read more in the press release.

US cheats in their own war game.

Why is it that airlines can get billion-plus dollar loan guarantees from the government to stay afloat, while Amtrak needs to beg to get anything?

[...] it's nothing short of a miracle that we have the second-rate rail service we have. It's run not as a convenience to the consumer, but as a hostage to penny-pinchers.

Foam Radio now shows you the artist and song title for the current song. Next on deck: playlist information.

Interesting read and pictures of modern-day Hobos.

Ever wanted to know how the universe was created?

(From late yesterday:) Is it wrong for me to like get your war on, under God? [foul language]

And then Timmy is like, "Mommy, I don't want to live in a constitutional monarchy! Did Mr. Bush put Congress to sleep like we did with Rusty?"

On August 18th, [Asteroid 2002 NY40] will glide past our planet only 1.3 times farther away than the Moon. If we can get it officially called "Shannon's Asteroid" (in honor of my birthday), I promise not to have it crash into the Earth.