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2 0 0 4 APRIL 01 MARCH 04 MARCH 03 MARCH 02 MARCH 01 FEBRUARY 04 FEBRUARY 03 FEBRUARY 02 FEBRUARY 01 JANUARY 05 JANUARY 04 JANUARY 03 JANUARY 02 JANUARY 01 2 0 0 3 DECEMBER 04 DECEMBER 03 DECEMBER 02 DECEMBER 01 NOVEMBER 04 NOVEMBER 03 NOVEMBER 02 NOVEMBER 01 OCTOBER 03 OCTOBER 02 OCTOBER 01 SEPTEMBER AUGUST 02 AUGUST 01 JULY 02 JULY 01 JUNE 02 JUNE 01 MAY 02 MAY 01 APRIL 02 APRIL 01 MARCH FEBRUARY JANUARY WEDDING			ABOVE Three Creeks Metro Park. Short path along the creek's edge. M A R C H 2 7 , 2 0 0 4 Words don't come easy Only pictures today: ABOVE Urban wildlife. He watched me all afternoon from the top of the fence. M A R C H 2 6 , 2 0 0 4 Muching Amy has a school at which to student teach Rehearsal dinner caterer is scheduled Invitiations are in process of being ordered First Tech Journal to press. (Ads? anyone?) Between the warmth and the rain, it truly feels like spring. The hibiscus is blooming (above), I brought in a daffodil (below), and several columbine (below that) are beginning to unfurl their leaves. A brave man An accuser's inside status puts the White House on the defensive \| NYT "The White House carefully manipulated public opinion, never quite lied, but gave the very strong impression that Iraq did [9/11]," [Richard Clarke] said, adding: "They did know better. We told them. The C.I.A. told them. The F.B.I. told them. They did know better. And the tragedy here is that Americans went to their death in Iraq thinking that they were avenging Sept. 11, when Iraq had nothing to do with Sept. 11. I think for a commander in chief and a vice president to allow that to happen is unconscionable." But at least Mr. Bush can make fun of his "mistake." M A R C H 2 5 , 2 0 0 4 Choir rehearsal Bexley afterwards: dinner and basketball in the living room. Depressing David Corn \| The Nation I am at a loss to explain how anyone could think this makes for a good laugh line: ... [President] Bush showed a photo of himself looking for something out a window in the Oval Office, and he said, "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere." The audience laughed. I grimaced. But that wasn't the end of it. After a few more slides, there was a shot of Bush looking under furniture in the Oval Office. "Nope," he said. "No weapons over there." More laughter. Then another picture of Bush searching in his office: "Maybe under here." This was his ... well, excuse for taking the country to war. This was also his justification under international standards. An apology would be appropriate. Or even a reasonable explanation. Unfortunately, absent the apology or the explanation, his performance fails to show the president's humility and ability to laugh at himself -- it rather mocks those who believed what he said, and those the world over who, though they tried, where marginalized in their opposition. M A R C H 2 5 , 2 0 0 4 M A R C H 2 4 , 2 0 0 4 NYT PHOTO Smart cars Get Smart: Buyers try to jump the queue \| NYT As a romantic icon, the Smart car is more Woody Allen than Humphrey Bogart. Its beguiling appearance exudes a Jetsonesque quality that would be at home in a supporting role in "Sleeper." The two-seater, also marketed as the ForTwo, is short enough to park on congested city streets with its bumper to the curb. End-to-end, two could share a single metered parking space. M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 0 4 Difficult drive From white-out to sun to driving rain and start over again, in just minutes. To Columbus ABOVE Carriage. In the basement of the Ohio Statehouse Senate Annex. 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