I don’t normally pay much attention to the whole Miss America thing, but apparently they had the drawing or whatever they call it last night, and I suppose it’s interesting to note that they crowned the first Indian-American woman, and she happened to be Miss NY. Oh, yeah, and she also happens to be Miss Syracuse and is the daughter of somebody who works in my building (though I don’t actually know who she is because I rarely leave my office). All of this, I only found out this morning (because, as I said, I don’t actually pay much attention to this sort of stuff). I feel obliged to note that she is actually not even the first Miss Syracuse to become Miss America – the first of course being Vanessa Williams, whose reign was slightly abbreviated. So we have both the first Indian-American and African-American Miss Americas (next I guess we’ll have to shoot for the first Native American one). So ends your Syracuse trivia lesson for today.
Do you use Gmail? If so, you’re not alone – at least according to former NSA chief Michael Hayden who said:
“Gmail is the preferred Internet service provider of terrorists worldwide,”
Sadly, Gmail isn’t actually an ISP. It’s a free e-mail service. Seems as if Hayden’s intelligence is a bit faulty.
Looks like the UN is confirming that chemical weapons were used in Syria.
“the environmental, chemical and medical samples we have collected provide clear and convincing evidence that surface-to-surface rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used … in the Ghouta area of Damascus†on Aug. 21.
“The conclusion is that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic … against civilians including children on a relatively large scale,â€
Hopefully this agreement between the US and Russia works out and they can get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons without out our having to kill any more people over there.
If you’re a Breaking Bad fan but haven’t watched last night’s show yet, let me just say: “holy shit.”
Oh well, I guess I better get back to work.