Monday Morning

I didn't get a chance to write yestday because there was a parade. Everyone was dressed all in green, like it was St. Patrick's Day. At first, I quite reasonably assumed that a bunch of Irishmen had gotten drunk and thought it was St. Patrick's day but there were a lot of clearly sober people there. I guess it was just a random parade. I'm still getting used to this city.

I'm sitting at my Internet Cafe, writing and half-listening to CNN. I don't like CNN. In addition to repeatedly being subjected to the oxymoronic phrase "in depth coverage on CNN" I have also had to listen to the followng assertions made by anchors who have no doubt had cosmetic surgery allowing them to keep a straight face.

1. The Spanish elections represent "the overthrow of a government." Because elections are the same thing as an armed uprising.
2. The U.S. had "access to intelligence from U.N. inspectors on the ground" back when Iraq was kicking out the U.N. inspectors.
3. Areil Sharon canceled a meeting with Palestinian officials because Israeli helicopter gunships struck Palestinian targets. Because, like, he wouldn't have any control over that.
4. Said with extreme puzzlement: "Congress, which is Republican, is not really making [the budget] easy for the President."

The espresso machine drowned out the in depth coverage of John Kerry, thank God.

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