Saturday, September 21, 2002

Where Do You Get Your Horoscopes? There are all sorts of astrology sites on the Web. There are astrology Weblogs and geek horoscopes, but for my money, The Onion's horoscopes are definitive. My horoscope for the week (which covers my birthday): You'll fail to deal with a personal tragedy this week, wasting all of your time trying to determine whether you deserved it. That about sums it up. 8:44:13 AM     What do you think? ()

What The...? The story of Bison Dele's disappearance and his brother's arrest while in a coma are certainly bizarre. And that bizarreness has been heightened by the media's sketchy telling of the story. Here are a few facts that have been reported: [A spokesman for the F.B.I.] said [Dele's] boat was found docked in the town of Taravao [Tahiti] and had been repainted and renamed Arabella. The police in Phoenix detained [Miles] Dabord [Dele's brother] on Sept. 5 after he said he was Brian Williams [Dele's former name] and signed receipts with that name while trying to buy $152,000 in gold. The police did not have enough evidence to arrest him, a police spokesman, Tony Morales, has said. Dabord also had credit cards and a passport belonging to Brian Williams, the police said. Federal agents raided a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on Thursday. Dabord was not there, although clothing and personal items belonging to him were found. [Dabord] was found comatose in Tijuana on Sunday night and carried across the border by an unidentified friend, according to the Chula Vista police. Dabord, the subject of a international manhunt in connection with the disappearance of his younger brother, the former N.B.A. player Bison Dele, and two others off the coast of Tahiti, was arrested last night as he lay comatose in a California hospital. Forgery isn't enough to justify at least detention? How did Dabord get from Tahiti to Phoenix? How did he get from Phoenix to Tijuana? Who was this unidentified friend, and how does one get a comatose person across the border? What does it mean to arrest someone who has no way of knowing that they're being arrested? I look forward to a more complete account of these events. 8:42:35 AM     What do you think? ()

Is This the ALAS Meeting? Hi, my name is Morgan, and I'm addicted to literature. While there have long been signs that I might have a problem, I was able to deny it until Miss Feva pointed me to Literature Abuse - Parts I and II. There are nineteen statements. If three or more are true for you, then you may have a problem. These nine statements are true for me: I have read fiction when I was depressed or to cheer myself up. I have hidden books in different places to sneak a chapter without being seen. Sometimes I avoid friends or family obligations in order to read novels. Sometimes I rewrite film or television dialog as the characters speak. Reading has made me seek haunts and companions that I would otherwise avoid. I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores until I have finished a novel. I have spent money meant for necessities on books instead. Most of my friends are heavy fiction readers. Sometimes I think my reading is out of control. To which I would add one more statement that was not on Kevin's list, but that is true for me and would seem to indicate a problem: I have chosen and/or renovated my home to accommodate my large collection of books. Do you think I have a problem? 8:34:20 AM     What do you think? ()

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