I’m a bit worried. Congress just passed CAFTA, which would allow two-way free trade between the US and the Dominican Republic and other Central American countries. Apparently, this is supposed to be great for the US economy in that it will purportedly result in $1 billion in additional U.S. manufactured goods exports. Ok, whatever, but I have a feeling that this may also lead to more involved economic ties and capitalist enterprises with South American countries as well, and quite frankly, I’m slightly afraid of what is going on in Brazil right now. The Brazilian army is amassing weapons, helicopters, and fighter jets (buying them from Russia) and have visited Vietnam to see how the Vietcong established tunnel systems that successfully prevented victory by the larger, more organized, and more technologically advanced American military forces. It seems that Brazil does not want to become the next Afghanistan or Iraq. Can we blame them?

Click here to read more about the Brazilian arms buildup.

I found this article about the Japanese creating a female android somewhat creepy.

And here is some somewhat poorly formulated conspiracy theory, but interesting none the less.

Just like the white winged dove sings a song
Sounds like she's singing, whoo... whoo... whoo...
Just like the white winged dove sings a song
Sounds like she's singing, ooo baby... ooo... said ooo

I don't think there can be a better welcome back to West Texas than a thunderstorm backlit by a bright orange sunset. From about 2 hours out of Lubbock and all the way in, I watched a huge thunderstorm, just off to the west, move across the plains as it put on a wicked lightning display. I'm glad the road was straight because I wasn't watching it. I was listening to Johnny Cash sing "But everything is done with a southern accent where I come from."