The Bush recovery continues

Jobs growth remains weak

U.S. to launch 24/7 hunt for bin Laden

CNN.com - High-tech snooping for bin Laden: "U.S. forces searching for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden along the mountainous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan will soon implement high-tech surveillance tactics in the region, enabling them to monitor the area 24 hours a day, seven days a week, CNN has learned. "

Hey, I've got a question: why weren't we doing this already?

Saturday Samba

Andrea picked up my passport from San Francisco this morning, newly stamped with a Brazilian visa. We fly out Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, our cheap tickets take us through Chicago, so there's a lot of flying involved.

I'm excited to go, but I have two concerns: 1) Getting kidnapped. 2) Not having Internet access for two weeks. Andrea's sister has DSL, but it's an hour or so away from her parents' house, where we'll be staying.

I've downloaded a Portuguese-English dictionary for my Palm phone, stocked up on Claritan and sunscreen, so I'm all set. We'll take lot of pictures.