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From The New York Times via Metafilter:

U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation

The following is the text of John Brady Kiesling's letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Mr. Kiesling is a career diplomat who has served in United States embassies from Tel Aviv to Casablanca to Yerevan.

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I am writing you to submit my resignation from the Foreign Service of the United States and from my position as Political Counselor in U.S. Embassy Athens, effective March 7. I do so with a heavy heart. The baggage of my upbringing included a felt obligation to give something back to my country. Service as a U.S. diplomat was a dream job. I was paid to understand foreign languages and cultures, to seek out diplomats, politicians, scholars and journalists, and to persuade them that U.S. interests and theirs fundamentally coincided. My faith in my country and its values was the most powerful weapon in my diplomatic arsenal.
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Changing weather

Wow, It's 0°C out today! It's WARM!

0° my FROZEN ASS.

I will not return next year

Well the Record & CD show honestly sucked out loud. It was all audiophile vinyl freaks looking for mint copies of rare King Crimson and Vangelis records. Or burnt out rock fans looking for bootleg DVDs and KISS memorabilia.

Not my scene.

The best I was able to score was a good condition copy of Speaking in Tongues for $15. Afterwards I went to Dr. Disc (Sonic Unyon was closed) and picked up the KOOP Summer Sun Carlito mixes single for $24 *ouch*. I dunno why I bought it to be honest, I feel totally gouged but I wanted to return from the BLISTERING COLD without empty hands. The slightly creepy but good natured guy from DJ Den was there and said "Hi". I get distinct loser-hipster vibes but I try to be friendly. Sadly I've grown to understand being friendly all the time can unfortunately only cause you trouble.

I'd kill to have a store like Rotate This in Hamilton.

Ps. This PEST song has samples from Short Circuit. "MALFUNCTION: NEED INPUT!"