Mark Gibson notes today is Talk Like A Pirate Day. I have been following the spirit by finishing up a second run-thru Sid Meier's Pirates! for the X Box. I wasn't able to complete all the goals before my health became poor, I was able to accomplish a little more on the second try, by finding my family that was captured by an evil pirate (with skull and crossbones eye patch) but unable to defeat him in the final sword fight. It was a rental, so at least I saved some money that way.
Apologies if this post is incoherent, with the fluctuating weather I'm feeling a bit under the weather, where laying down feels sooooo good.

Firms with Bush ties snag Katrina deals.
"Halliburton alone has earned more than $9 billion. Pentagon audits released by Democrats in June showed $1.03 billion in "questioned" costs and $422 million in "unsupported" costs for Halliburton's work in Iraq."

Exxon-Mobil is expected to have over 10 Billion Dollar profit this quarter or $110 million/day! That's a 34% jump from the previous quarter, and 69% more than a year ago. And this was before the Katrina-inspired price jump of the last week. NOW can we get the torches and Frankenstein rakes?
Courtesy of Mike Norton.

You're Dirk Morgna, Inferno!


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