Smart as a fox Aug 16, 2008
"We weren't trying to make a big rock record because that's not the kind of people we are.". And as with much of the best genuinely pretty music, the lyrics here are darker and less obviously "happy" than the music around it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
LETTERS: NCT, July 25, 2008 Jul 26, 2008
" Still waiting wrote on Jul 25, 2008 9:03 PM:Well, McCainites, I am still waiting for your opinion about McCain's brand new definition of "surge". I was under the impression that "surge" meant the increased troop deployment, mostly in Baghdad, that Bush ordered to begin in, I believe, January 07. McCain claimed that his "surge" really began many months before that. That "surge" means any aspect of a counterinsurgency strategy. Well, hey, that to me is a brand new definition, nothing like the... (North County Times)
Soaked in San Fran... Jan 5, 2008
Winds up to 107 mph were recorded on Kregor Peak near Clayton, 83 mph on Big Rock in Marin County, 76 mph on Angel Island, 71 mph on Mt. Diablo and 70 mph on the Golden Gate Bridge, according to the Weather Service. The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge was closed to traffic in both directions for six hours because of the lashing wind gusts which blew over five big-rigs, according to the California Highway Patrol. (The Drudge Report)