now I remember why I stopped reading the paper...

Teen-ager shot in head at gun show dies of his injuries
I can't even think of what to say about this.

Lindh's plea deal
I am sick of this whole thing, but here's an interesting little tidbit-
-- He pleads guilty to one count of carrying explosives, a hand grenade, while serving with the Taliban. A 10-year sentence.
10 years for carrying a hand grenade? for fuck's sake, just send this moron into exile somewhere and spend the prison dollars on rapists.
ooooh. and if I had time, I'd rant a bit more. now I'm just crabby.

The USPS spent $360,000 buying 40 Segways, which they will test out in various parts of the country. San Francisco has several of them; they're being tested in our hillier neighborhoods.

and this actually cheered me up:
BUCK STOPS: Euro overtakes the dollar on currency markets
"In a period when the United States is clearly the world's only superpower, often perceived as selfish and unthinking about its European allies, Monday's little psychological victory of the euro over the dollar provided some not-so- sheepish satisfaction."