The somber first anniversary of the invasion has come and gone.

Ray Ozzie is one of my heroes. He has a rare mix of good programming ability, creativity, and a keen sense of observation. Like it or hate it, Lotus Notes changed the world, and Notes was Ozzie's baby. Time will tell what impact Groove will have on the computing landscape (I don't understand what it is yet) but in 1992, who outside of Lotus understood what Notes did either?

OK, Steve provoked me into coming back. He sent me something enraging. Irresponsible. Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid.

I hate SUVs. I hate irresponsible drivers. I hate Telegraph Road. I hate them I hate them I hate them.

I used to waffle on the death penalty. But if the kidnapping, rape, and apparent planned murder of Tamara Brooks and Jacqueline Marris this week doesn't illustrate why the death penalty is sometimes necessary, I don't know what will.

I see that Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the now-convicted mastermind behind the abduction, imprisonment and killing of Daniel Pearl, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Pakistani court.

A subhead I saw on Wired News:

I hope you can help me.

I just came up with the most sensational lead-in of my entire adult life. But I can't use it yet because it has someone else's name in it and I really ought to clear it with him first.

I guess the War on Terror isn't progressing fast enough for some people.