Drink sangria in the park

According to Hugh Hewitt, Michael Yon's going to report from Baghdad "later in the day".

Here's a great quote from Hugh's book "Blog":

"He provided the means by which one person could communicate with the masses without the interference of the institutional structures of the day."

- who? Gutenberg in 1449 of course.

Michael's letting his feminine side come out these days:

"As I struggled with the cumbersome gear - I don't pack light to war anymore..."October 13, 2005

I've never learned the fine art of packing light. You never know what you'll need.

Powerline's got the goods on the NYTimes. As of today they are still not reporting conscientiously or thoroughly, read the damning evidence here.

I'd love to see the NYTimes readership profile, bet it's really old. That would explain their launch of a free film magazine handout in cinemas. Could be a desperate attempt to promote the brand with an important target for advertisers. Thing is, 13-24 year old guys are not going to the movies like they used to. I recommend NYTimes branded laptops and blackberries. When you power it up you could have various options:

Sports news
Celebrity news
Marriages and deaths
Advertisements
Slightly distorted news
Fabricated news

Must dash up the hill, but I'll check here in a few hours, see what-all's been going on a little south and east of here.