Googlism is one more reason to like Google, although I'm not sure Googlism is connected to Google in any way. But who cares? My favorite Bush Googlism: "george bush is a twinkie".

Out of curiosity, I visited halloween.com, hoping to find a little extra holiday cheer. I must say, though, that I was very disappointed. Apart from the fact that their Halloween countdown widget is all fubared ("There are approximately 0 days until Halloween 2003"?), the most prominent link on the site is to the Free State Project. My more God-fearing friends always told me that Halloween was all about Satanism. As it turns out, it seems to be all about radical Libertarianism. Now that's scary.

Halloween Update: Unfortunately, I'm still as old and cynical now as when the day started. I had to work late, and by the time I got home, all the little goblins had long since gone back to their lairs to eat way too much candy and have a hard time getting to sleep because of the sugar high. Oh well, it's the sacrifice I make securing America's future for all our families.

New York Times: S.E.C. Orders Investigation Into Webster Appointment. It looks like this story will have legs. Good.

Slashdot has a really interesting interview with Dan Gillmor, a technology writer for the San Jose Mercury News. I've been reading Gillmor's stuff for a while now, and he is one of the few people out there who I think "gets it". He knows enough to get excited about new technologies and new ideas, but he also has a talent for recognizing unsubstantial hype when he sees it.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is definitely one of my favorite holidays. Not because I like to dress up in costumes (I do, but that's another story), not because I'm all goth and like spooky stuff (I don't, really), and not because it's a day off from work (it isn't). I like Halloween because the few children that come to my door seem so happy and excited, and I remember being that way when I was out trick-or-treating as a kid. Seeing all the ghosts and goblins stumbling around the neighborhood with giant bags of candy just makes this cynical old man feel a little less old and cynical.