Ramblings for 2008-05-03

Murphy's Law: Old Friends LOL Murphy's Law: The Curse of Ancient Aircraft "The end of the Cold War, and the rapidly escalating cost of new aircraft, has left most air forces with aging equipment" Murphy's Law: Killer Chick Joins the Luftwaffe "The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) got its first female fighter pilot. " Dutch Bank Funded U.S. Tax Shelters - WSJ.com Icelanders' Love Of Crazy Trucks Hits Deep Freeze - WSJ.com "Icelanders' jeep thrills are endangered by the global financial crisis. What Icelanders call "jeeps" are actually massive, tricked-out pickups, armed with 4-foot-high wheels studded with steel cleats that allow them to climb mountains of snow and volcani Chart Blog: Kelly Rowland ft. Travis McCoy All rise! Sucking all the juice out "Just got some work back from a new copyeditor hired by my publisher. She did a flawless job. She also wrecked my work. Totally wrecked it. By sanding off every edge, removing every idiom, making each and every fact literally correct, she made it boring and dry and mechanical."