I was recently informed that people are actually reading this site. File that under “Things I did not expect”.

Anyways, W’s written me an email to inform me that War starts soon..it says right here in TV guide

(War – location TBA) Friends, That 70s Show, Reruns Of “Gulf War I – Desert storm”, Paid Programming – “The Freedomizer” (it slices, it dices, it dissolves your regimes), Off Air

Thanks for the heads up, W. I appreciate things that because people often forget to tell me things I should know. For example…

I opened up my website after getting home from work today and discovered that we’re at Code Orange or Agent Orange or Alert Level DD8800 or whatever it’s called. I was at work all day and my first clue that I was supposed to be extra paranoid was that the Former Boss had changed to a different hue on my website.

Don’t think about it too much, you’ll need a drink. (Happy Saint Patty’s Day!)

In fact, I was so skeptical I checked the DHS website and sure enough…

Now, maybe I’m unclear on the concept, but shouldn’t someone tell me when I’m supposed to go from an ELEVATED state of alertness to a HIGH state of alertness? (Elevated sounds more important than High to me, but that’s not how it works.) This whole Department of Homeland Security concept was about… What? Come on people! Send us a fax before you make the press release! We’re “the nation’s front line of defense”, remember?

Geez!

Granted, a Supervisor did walk out on the line today and ask “Are we at Code Orange? Does anyone know?” Nobody did. “I thought I heard something about that on the radio this morning.” No memos from on high, no change in procedure. That’s the way it works. Has anyone told Mr. Ridge?