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Sharpton says its his duty to run [CNN]

Is this really affimative action? 

The Army promotes, as I understand it, on merit.  Ask Colin Powell if he reached the Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs because he was a black man, or because he earned it.

What the United States Army Teaches us About Affirmative Action. The United States Army has achieved affirmative action in its purest, most elemental form by calling it what it is: common-sense fairness. By Brent Staples. [New York Times: Opinion]

I suppose next to be outlawed is the concept of “Cowboys and Indians” or “Good Guys and Bad Guys?”.

Don’t let the Massachusetts Legislature learn about this, or they’ll be next..

Proposed Toy-gun Ban Proves Crime Does Not play’. New York Post Jan 6 2003 2:09AM ET [Moreover – Crime and punishment news]

Dorothy Parker. “I’m never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don’t do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don’t even do that any more.” [Quotes of the Day]

I just installed iCal last night, not long before heading off to bed.. we’ll see how it does.

I’d really like to look into syncing my iPaq with the G4 as well as with the laptop at work, but only time will tell if that’s a sane solution or not.  Microsoft Entourage X also looks interesting.

iCal Updated Again [MacSlash] [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]

Kevin Macmichael, guitarist for the Cutting Crew, died Tuesday after battling lung cancer. He was 51 [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]

Megnut: “It’s no wonder we’re seeing an increase in unemployment, people seem to have no idea how to apply for a job these days.” [Scripting News]