The Internet is a wondrous thing, especially on slow-moving Thursday afternoons. Within its bounteous riches I was able to dive for such pearls as Office Clips.com, where I was able to repeatedly watch a fat lady fall down a trap door.Or, this article from the Atlantic Monthly, which describes how the government drafted thousands of pages brainstorming the peaceful transition to a post-war Iraq, only to have it all thrown out the window because “postwar planning was an impediment to war”. Furthermore, since “detailed thought about the postwar situation meant facing costs and potential problems, and thus weakened the case for launching a ‘war of choice’ (the Washington term for a war not waged in immediate self-defense), it could be seen as an ‘antiwar’ undertaking.” But ultimately, “U.S. government predictions about postwar Iraq’s problems have proved as accurate as the assessments of pre-war Iraq’s strategic threat have proved flawed.”M
Or, the URL for the second greatest site in the world*, a place where I can buy cheese online!
* The first greatest website being of course Homestar Runner.’,
