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Valentine's Day

Well, I'm getting ready to go to San Jose again. I'll miss the real holiday, since I get in at 10:30 p.m. and she doesn't get off work until midnight or so. But we'll celebrate on Saturday. One of her cousins is in San Francisco, so I'll get to meet her, too. Best of all, it's a three-day weekend.

I'm a little worried about this terrorism business. I guess there's nothing I can do, but it's never a good sign when the government advises you to stock up on duct tape. I hope the rumors about stinger missiles are exaggeated. And I hope targets don't include Disneyland, the underwater BART tunnels in the Bay area or LAX. Or for that matter, my apartment.

U.S. questions dissident's conviction

CNN.com - U.S. questions dissident's conviction

"Our embassy in Beijing and our consulate general in Guangzhou have again registered our deep concerns over lack of due process," Boucher said.

"We also note with deep concern that Mr. Wang's trial was conducted in secret, raising questions about the nature of the evidence against him," he added.

"We are particularly concerned by the charge of terrorism in this case given the apparent lack of evidence and of due process."

Because the United States would never do anything like that.