'My Maps' by Google. For Me.

Google Maps released a 'My Maps' feature for letting users create itineraries, journals, and crap like that. It wasn't easy but I managed to locate 60-something points that we covered in our Japan trip and link them to the videos and photos I already have online. Got major help from Wikipedia and the guidebook I kept. Check out the link, no downloads needed:

Japan! 2007! Happy!

Interesting...Military Spending

According to 'The Economist'*, Saudi Arabia's military expenditure amounted to 8.8% of GDP in 2005. America spent 4% of GDP, though its total was $495.3 billion, compared with the Desert Kingdom's $25.4 billion. Apparently Saudi Arabia has expensive tastes, buying military hardware, such as jet fighters, from its British and American allies. In contrast, China spends less at 1.4% of GDP, but it has the second-biggest total expenditure after America.

*Study from International Institute for Strategic Studies

Boxing: Mayweather vs. De La Hoya

Oscar talking trash to Mayweather - this is an instant classic.

Boxing has really fallen out of the wayside in the last decade (greedy promoters and Don King are to blame) and this has been claimed by boxing federations as 'The Fight to Save Boxing'. I find that ironic since really boxing killed boxing with all the me-first promotions and insane TV deals. While this should be a great match, boxing can't survive unless they have fights like this every other week (which mixed-martial arts sports like UFC and Pride pretty much already do).

Where's CSI?

Someone call Grissom.