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DisaPIERance

Friday, September 19, 2003

• TITLE: "DisaPIERances" A pretty good pun.

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• "� Hurricane �" According to my Merriam-Webster's Unabridged, the word "Hurricane" is from the Spanish hurac�n, from Taino hurak�n, from hura wind, to blow away.

  By the way, here's what "Taino" means from the Welcome to Puerto Rico website.

  Ta�no Indians, a subgroup of the Arawakan Indians (a group of American Indians in northeastern South America), inhabited the Greater Antilles (comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola [Haiti and the Dominican Republic], and Puerto Rico) in the Caribbean Sea at the time when Christopher Columbus' arrived to the New World.

• "� Davis on Mars �" Here's the link to the SF Chronicle piece on Gray Davis pandering for votes from people on other planets.

• Mullfoto of the Day:
  
  
  This is the front cover of an actual book for sale at the Border's Bookstore on Union Square in San Francisco.

  It SHOULD have been titled: "How to Start a Business in California and Other Ridiculous Ideas."
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  World War II Poster
  

•     Mullings' Catchy Caption of the Day:
  
  A pier is buffeted by high winds, large waves, and a strong storm surge!

  (REUTERS/Joe Skipper)