Tuesday, March 23, 2004
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STIRRED, NOT SHAKEN
Heard on the radio this morning that if Pierce Brosnan can't come to terms to be in his fifth James Bond adventure, Hugh Jackman, Colin Farrell, and Orlando Bloom are being considered to take over the franchise. I could accept any of the three as Agent 007.
Still in the planning stages of a dinner for K but the suggestions and caveats (SAT word) are much appreciated. My thinking at the moment is to make it uncomplicated. My initial idea of making this elegant may be ill-advised for two reasons: it may appear like I am trying too hard; and I don't want to set a precedent of gourmet cuisine that would be a tough act to follow.
Even after 62 years, a debate lingers, so I'm told, as to whether Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor could have been prevented with better intelligence or better analysis of the intelligence that was available. So it is with 9/11. Talk at the bar last night centered around the Richard Clarke allegations that Bush was so focussed on Iraq that he did not pay adequate attention to Bin Laden. As Clarke served Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II, his contentions are hard to ignore though the White House adamantly dismisses them as inaccurate.
At this point, what is important is that winning the war in Iraq helps stop terrorism. (NOTE: Residents of Spain should disregard this statement.)
Heard on the radio this morning that if Pierce Brosnan can't come to terms to be in his fifth James Bond adventure, Hugh Jackman, Colin Farrell, and Orlando Bloom are being considered to take over the franchise. I could accept any of the three as Agent 007.
Still in the planning stages of a dinner for K but the suggestions and caveats (SAT word) are much appreciated. My thinking at the moment is to make it uncomplicated. My initial idea of making this elegant may be ill-advised for two reasons: it may appear like I am trying too hard; and I don't want to set a precedent of gourmet cuisine that would be a tough act to follow.
Even after 62 years, a debate lingers, so I'm told, as to whether Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor could have been prevented with better intelligence or better analysis of the intelligence that was available. So it is with 9/11. Talk at the bar last night centered around the Richard Clarke allegations that Bush was so focussed on Iraq that he did not pay adequate attention to Bin Laden. As Clarke served Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II, his contentions are hard to ignore though the White House adamantly dismisses them as inaccurate.
At this point, what is important is that winning the war in Iraq helps stop terrorism. (NOTE: Residents of Spain should disregard this statement.)
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