Came across this in a software license I was reading today:
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Beerware is in Wikipedia, therefore it exists.
I asked my friend, Ted, who is president of a software company, and he'd never heard of this, but no doubt he will be producing exclusively beerware from now on.
POHS
unlawful in my relevant jurisdiction
This is a little news bit from the Harborview Medical Center ER, where I spent many, many happy hours. Takes me back, and makes me a little homesick for actual patient care.
JEK
Up on doctoring today
One of the little pleasures of the new McCain "celebrity" campaign, where Paris Hilton and Britney Spears are held out to be playing second fiddle to the greatest celebrity scamp of the day, Barack Obama, is that the Hilton's are actually maxed-out donors to the McCain campaign.
And they're none too happy about this, as Kathy Hilton's short blog entry in the Huffington Post makes clear, using a number of the Obama talking points.
But the most priceless thing in all of this is the bio that accompanies the post, cut and pasted below in all its glory. It puts Paris in perspective...all her celebutanting is probably just an unusual manifestation of Munchausen-by-proxy.
JEK
Enjoys a lavish lifestyle, with beautiful rooms in Massachusetts. In his frequent travels, he's always on the hunt for something to eat. Moving in glamourous social circles, he knows that smooth, radiant skin is just as important to the impression you make as a beautiful handbag, or the way you put yourself together.
"Born in New York City and raised in southern California, Kathy Hilton is a socialite, businesswoman, and mother of four, including daughters Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton, and sons Barron and Conrad Hilton. She has been married to husband and real estate entrepreneur Rick Hilton for 28 years.
Kathy Hilton enjoys a lavish lifestyle, with beautiful homes in California and New York. In her frequent travels, she's always on the hunt for treasures that she can bring back for her family, her friends and her homes. In fact, one of her great passions was a unique gift store which she owned for 8 years in L.A. There she specialized in gorgeous and unusual gifts perfect for her upscale clientele.
Kathy also has a passion for fashion and beauty. Moving in glamorous social circles, she knows that smooth, radiant skin is just as important to the impression you make as a beautiful handbag, or the way you put yourself together. Now she brings her intimate knowledge and deep appreciation of the finer things in life to the creation of her own luxurious and accessible beauty collection, Kathy Hilton Beauty.
Kathy, who was very close to her late mother, shares a very close bond with her own daughters, and they enjoy spending time together. Like other families, they have their ups and downs, though theirs tend to get publicized. Through it all, Kathy has always been a caring mother and staunch supporter of her family. Both she and Rick make it a point to be there for their children, cheering them on at personal appearances, runway shows and other events in their lives, and always standing by them.
Kathy is also known as a warm and giving woman outside her family. She is extremely active in various community and charitable organizations on both coasts, and has been honored numerous times for her generosity and efforts on behalf of others."
I sent this to my marketing professor, and he replied that a better 4-minute encapsulation of his daily life will never be made.
JEK
POHS sent this to me, so really he deserves credit for the post and I deserve credit for the free time. Also, to further reinforce his hip-ness, these are people that POHS knows from his improv life in Chicago (and I recognize a couple of faces, too).
It appears that the Cheney administration was recently thinking of ways to start a war with Iran. The problem that was identified was that Iran had not actually done anything that would legitimize our starting to shoot at them. So they started tossing around ideas for how to change that.
Here's what they came up with.
To their credit, they seem to have realized, in the end, that sending their crack special operations people to get killed by their own warships was a bad idea...and you'd hope the SEALs would not have gone along with it.
JEK
Sometimes wishes he'd joined the Navy. Not so much right now.
