I’ll be curious to see how much attention Americans will give to the bombings that killed so many in Madrid today. Americans are kind of pre-Copernican in their worldview; we assume that the rest of the world revolves around us and whatever happens here. And then we shrug our shoulders and change the channel whenever there is a human tragedy somewhere beyond our shores. Maybe it’s some weird interplay of geography and psychology. Being bounded by two oceans probably encourages our isolationist streak. I thought 9/11 would force Americans to become more engaged with the world, but that hasn’t happened. If anything, it seems that we’ve turned even more inward.
One of my work-related perks allowed me to purchase a copy of Office 2003 for only twenty bucks. I installed it earlier tonight and I’ve been messing around with it. I like the new Outlook and the little pop-up that appears when new mail arrives. And Word has a nice look to it; I’ve been using Word 2000 the last few years and it always felt kind of klunky to me. I’m not sure if all this new software will make me more productive, but it sure looks purty.
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