So after seven years, they finally caught Eric Rudolph, the guy suspected of planting the bomb at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Just goes to show what relatively unlimited resources and a bit of luck can do over time.

Somewhere, Richard Jewell is ecstatic.

UPDATE: Er, maybe not.

Here, on the other hand, is a documentary I will love to see (via Rachel Lucas). I even made a modest donation to the project.

Perhaps underscoring the irony of the Terror Alert Level fluctuation, there's this story, told to me by a witness:

This afternoon, a man whose complexion suggested he might be of Middle Eastern descent was noticed extensively photographing a major Chicago landmark hotel. For over an hour. Numberous photographs were apparently taken of the hotel's entrance and immediate surroundings, including significant attention devoted to nearby railroad tracks running through nearby Grant Park.

Due to the man's unusual interest in the hotel's entryway, hotel security was notified, and they caught up with the man a block away. At first, he pretended not to understand English. Then, after several minutes, he began claiming in broken English to be a Russian tourist who had every right to photograph whatever he wanted. He claimed not to have any identification. When security noticed a passport in his shirt pocket and explained that that would suffice as identification, the man was reluctant. Security then pointed out that the passport color was not correct for a Russian national. The man then flashed -- very quickly -- what seemed to be an Israeli passport. When asked to wait for the Chicago Police Department to send a representative to the scene to assist with the security inquiry, the man fled.

For reasons which will be clearer in a few weeks, there's additional significance here, but for now, all I can say is that hopefully, this is the last we'll hear of this story.

I know you get what you pay for, but the whole Archive system here on Blogger is seriously f-ed up. If anyone ever read this tripe, it could even be upsetting.

Al Jazeera on Saddam's payroll. Who didn't see that one coming? Read closely, and you'll even be treated to yet another link between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Too busy with work lately (don't you hate when it gets in the way?) to get overly worked up about any current events, so my posts have been nonexistent. A check of our SiteMeter, however, reveals that people still stop by looking for Jennifer Eccleston nude photos. Nice that some things remain constant, I guess, though it still ain't going to happen.