Will we be heading this way?

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/03/international/europe/03PETE.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6210255/EU-funding-Orwellian-artificial-intelligence-plan-to-monitor-public-for-abnormal-behaviour.html

http://www.newsweek.com/id/215564?GT1=43002

The Russians are trying to, in select areas, force people to quit swearing. I understand in certain places, eg. children's schools. obcenity is unwarranted, but doesn't this go a bit beyond even censorship? One of the articles above concerns the funding by the European Union to find means of monitoring for "abnormal behaviour". Who'll decide "abnormal behaviour"? I also wonder how long it'll take before we begin to look into such things here.

Bleh....

I haven't posted in awhile and, to be honest, I really don't feel like posting today. I just feel I need to post something. I'm in a bit of a funk right now; in my life, in my job, in general. I'm not really depressed, or angry. Just bleh.

"Retreat? Hell, we just got here!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood

The Battle of Belleau Wood ended 91 years ago today and the U.S. Marines earned the nickname "Devil Dogs".

I wonder about the future of our species...

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/19856092/detail.html

I just shake my head in disbelief...

Not the best thing I've started a morning with...

http://raymankojast.blogspot.com/2009/06/yesterday-i-wrote-note-with-subject.html

If this doesn't tear you up inside and leave your heart a lead weight in your chest; then you're not human. Many people, more eloquent than myself, have commented on how we Americans take things for granted. This shows why our Bill of Rights is so important and worth defending. I feel so sorry for her family and hope that her sacrifice was not in vain.

Cobra wants their Weather Domnator back...

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200907/climate-engineering

It seems that, with the right amount of money, one could possibly affect the climate profoundly. In the wrong hands, we could have a new definition of eco-terrorism.

Today in history...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Attack
...of course he attacked at night, he's a vampire!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_murder_case#The_low-speed_chase
...O.J. had a leisurely drive around L.A.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Calvi

...and "God's Banker" had a personal meeting with the Almighty.