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Howard Dean Solitaire

This is very work related.
We’ve released a free version of our solitaire game with a Howard Dean theme. It’s three games, it’s cross-platform, and again, it’s free.
You can read all about it at Dean’s blog. Hope you all enjoy it.

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When Will This Stop?

So let me get this straight.
First, the Washington Post puts the costs of the Iraq war in perspective:

To put it in perspective, Bush hopes to spend more in Iraq and Afghanistan than all 50 states say they need — $78 billion — to finance the budget shortfalls they anticipate for 2004.
The request is higher than the $74 billion the Defense Department plans to spend on all new weapons purchases next year, and higher than the $29.5 billion the Education Department hopes to spend on elementary and secondary education plus the $41.3 billion the administration plans to spend to defend the homeland.
With $166 billion spent or requested, Bush’s war spending in 2003 and 2004 already exceeds the inflation-adjusted costs of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish American War and the Persian Gulf War combined, according to a study by Yale University economist William D. Nordhaus. The Iraq war approaches the $191 billion inflation-adjusted cost of World War I.

But then, I see that the administration has already said that the $87b estimate was too low

The White House acknowledged Monday that it substantially underestimated the cost of rebuilding Iraq and that even the additional $87 billion it was seeking from a wary Congress would fall far short of what is needed for postwar reconstruction.
Administration officials said President Bush’s emergency spending request � which would push the U.S. budget deficit above the half-trillion-dollar mark for the first time � still left a reconstruction funding gap of as much as $55 billion.

So unless I’m missing something math-wise, this will be the most expensive war in history, after adjusting for inflation.
And what are we honestly getting out of it?
I can’t think of a damn thing.

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Survey Says…FRIDAY FIVE!

[the friday five]
1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most?
Mopping. I can never seem to get it right, even with our fantabulous Swiffer WetJet(tm).
2. Are there any that you like or don’t mind doing?
I became conditioned at an early age towards loading and unloading the dishwasher, so I’ve never really minded that – although every time I do it, I wonder when I’m going to get my allowance.
3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it’s needed?
Clean as it’s needed. What, you think I’m that organized?
4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules?
Yes, the rule is, it’s odd if we do housekeeping. This isn’t to say we’re slobs, but we’re both busy enough to not get around to it on a regular basis.
5. What was the last thing you cleaned?
Myself. I just got out of the shower.