my own drum

I almost need a Day-Timer to keep up with the I. Lewis Libby perjury and obstruction trial. So far these facts are known. I. Lewis Libby Jr. is charged with perjury and trying to obstruct an investigation into who leaked the name of C.I.A. officer Valerie Wilson.

Today his defense paraded a Who's Who of reporters and journalists across the stand, each in turn faithfully stating that no mention of Ms. Plame was ever made to them by Scooter. How can I say this.. So What! He didn't tell me either. This is a weak line of defense. Weak. These guys need to go find O.J.'s other glove, or something!

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I ran across something totally useless on Technorati's new WTF, which is an acronym for Where's The Fire... huh? wtf. Anyway, WTF is all about community building, and the premise is to have fun. Blogging with hemorrhoids is never fun. I'm still trying to figure out this WTF, and what it takes to be seen - to rise to the top. As far as I can tell its all about having enough friends to post a blurb on your WTF so it can be pushed to the top. More blurbs, higher visibility. The interface makes it difficult to search the WTF's, basically you need to scroll through a page of listings at a time until something strikes your fancy. I'm done after about two pages, who knows what I missed. There are options to sort the list, by Topic, number of blurbs or date. I'm not sure what makes up the Hottest WTF's, but I assume its about the number of attached blurbs and the total of votes for all of those blurbs. I haven't seen any real purpose other than to try to promote yourself or your cause. The topics that I see just aren't that hot button enough for me to ask Where's the Fire? I added a few of my own WTF's just to see what would happen to them. The results have confirmed what I already knew, I have no friends, and quite possibly no writing skills.

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