May 28, 2002

I'm back!

I'm back! Did you miss me? I had a very busy weekend, which I will share with you in detail over on And So It Goes, but first I have to get caught up on the news over the last 4 days.

It's amazing how much of my news comes from blogging these days. Imake my daily rounds of the news sites on the web, then read my daily blogs, and I've got a clear picture of what is happening in the world that day. I've been off the web for the last 3 days, and I decided to watch the NBC Evening News last night to get caught up.

What a waste of time.

In a 30 minute telecast, I learned that:

  1. A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would kill millions.
  2. The US is not completely secure from terrorists, but we are making progress.
    • Our borders are still porous, but we've given the Border Patrol horses.
    • Our airline security people have not been replaced with federal employees yet, but the cockpits are locked and passengers are ready to fight back.
    • People are getting tired of vague warnings and alerts, but still want to know every scrap of information the government has, as soon as it has it.
  3. Russia is now a member of NATO.

    Only the last item is really news. The rest is fluff. Network news is not dying; it is already dead. Time to get rid of the rotting corpse.

    Posted by Rich at May 28, 2002 11:49 PM