fyi: State of the Union speech

Personally I find it easier to read Bush's speeches than to listen to them, so...

The White House transcript of last night's State of the Union address.

The New York Times put together an annotated transcript here ("as recorded by The New York Times, with links to related articles, documents and Web sites").

Alternatively, the Wall Street Journal provides "The full prepared text of President Bush's State of the Union address to the Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006" here.

That reminds me. The "God Bless America? God Bless The World!" bumper sticker needs to get onto the car....

Diary of a Married Call Girl by Tracy Quan

    What should I say? I had really been expecting to play second fiddle to Mistress Thalia. You can come out now sounds kind of lame! More like a sidekick than a sole proprietress.
    In a cold dignified voice, I advised Colin to stay on his hands and knees.
    "Yes, Mistress."
    "Is the door unlocked?"
    "Yes, Mistress."
    Do they say this just to get on your nerves?

Y'know, I've thought that myself ;)

Yes, I have the new Nancy Chan book. Nope, can't lend it yet. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read the Salon series. Not only is it online, but it's Nancy's debut.

I am wondering if Tracy Quan has seen Firefly. I'm hoping she worked references to Inara in this book. Won't know til I read it. Reading now....