Chuck Hagel bails

I hate to say it, but I am glad to see Chuck Hagel give up and leave the Senate. The Omaha World Herald has the story. He also says that he is not running for President, which is just as well, as there is little constituency for him and what he has been doing as a senator. He has supported the extension of government power over people and business, has not been firm on defending the country, and has taken action that has infringed on our rights to free speech, in supporting Senator McCain's so-called campaign finance reform initiative.

Michigan was vastly overrated at No.5; now Oregon stomped them

Ahmad Rashad really enjoyed the stomping that Oregon administered on Saturday to Michigan, the pre-season number 5 in the football rankings. Michigan showed again how greatly the number 5 over-ranked them when they were beaten decisively by Oregon, Ahmad Rashad's alma mater. Ahmad Rashad was born in Portland, Oregon, so his times run deep. The Oregonian has the story.

The Australian submarine AE2

I will be interested to hear more about the AE2, and Australian 'E-class' submarine lost in the Dardenelles campaign, circa 1915. ABC News, in Australia, had a story on this about 10 days ago. The E-class submarines were sturdy and workhorses in the Great War. Submariners.co.uk has a page about the E-class.

Google?

I have been a big Google fan and am a big customer. I use all sorts of Google services, some that actually cost money. The best new thing from Google is "Google Trends", followed by the large Gmail storage for a fee. I tried this morning to find the nude Vanessa Hudgens picture. I tried Google first and gave up and used Altavista. I found it quickly with their search (which I used to use all the time).

Nancy Siriani (Jackie Martling's ex)

Nancy Siriani is a hot item. Howard Stern plays her song, with the Scoldees, among other things. Dean's Planet has the story.

Kathleen Willey

I find it telling that I had to use Altavista to find a more current Kathleen Willey pic than I could find with Google. Kathleen Willey is in the news because she says that someone stole her manuscript for a tell-all book about the Clintons. Google had better watch out, as if they continue to play games with search results, they will hurt their cause. This pic is of Kathleen Willey (on the right) entering the Clinton Presidential Library, circa 2005. I am chiding Google, but have been a big user of all things Google, and still am.

A spammer with an id that displays as "news"

There is a spammer sending me junk that has an email address that displays as "news" in Yahoo Mail. The subject line is always some provocative thing like " Republicans in Colorado Oppose Counting Each And Every Vote" and "Whoopi Goldberg defends Michael Vick on The View". Another says " Shorter doctor hours don't affect U.S. deaths". I peeked at one mail I remember it being something like a Viagra ad. The Republican thing sounds almost like "push polling".