Monday
Work! Again, the day flew by. I had an overwhelming urge to do an inner eyelid study during the first hour, but I suppressed it. Barely. But it was suppressed.

Started listening to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets today. After this, and Goblet of Fire, I think that I will listen to a book that Jess is currently listening to: The Wizard’s First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. I need to find out if any of the Dragonlancebooks have been done as books on tape… or more importantly, books on mp3.

NPR/PRI
Talk of the Nation spent an hour discussing Civil Liberties and how the government’s newest security measures have affected our rights as a nation and as individuals. A few interesting questions were raised:

  1. “Do you view civil liberties as a work in progress? Is that balance between civil liberties and national security a dynamic process or are there hard and firm lines?”
  2. From an email question: “Do countries with fewer civil liberties have a reduced threat from terrorism?”

Listening to this reminded me of the Civil Liberties class that I took during my senior year in high school; I just wish that I remembered more from that class.

Amusing Site of the Day: Dictionaraoke

Silently, he stood. A roguish grin flicked across his lips as he picked up his hat and placed it on his head. He looked at the others sitting at the table and nodded. “It’s been a pleasure,” he said and touched the brim of his cap. The others nodded and grunted in response. He turned and walked casually across the room. He chuckled as he turned the knob and opened the door. And then, he was gone.

Peace.