Hoo boy! As some of you may have read already, and the rest are about to, Starbucks -- yes, the coffee house -- has unwittingly stepped on a political land mine.

This past weekend, I attended (and, indeed, was part of the planning and execution of) the Toastmasters District 53 fall conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. As you might expect from such a gathering, you find a large number of people who are dynamic speakers and leaders, and who are not afraid to speak their minds on any topic.

Reading today's newspaper, I saw something interesting. There was discussion, as has often been the case lately, of the swine flu. The discussion wandered into how there is a shortage of vaccine.

Via Slashdot, I have learned this morning that the FBI raided the data centre of Core IP in Dallas. Rumours abound as to why, but that is not so important. Far more important is how.

Oh, this is good. A camera crew for the Washington DC Fox TV station was at Union Station to cover a story about Union Station security harassing photographers. While they were there, interviewing an Amtrak spokesperson, who was telling the news crew that there are no restrictions on photography in Union Station, along comes a security guard, who promptly shuts down the interview because photography is not allowed in Union Station.