Among the surprises on the Forbes list of the richest Americans is the fact that Howard S Schultz of Starbucks has only just entered the list at the lowly level of number 354 (barely breaking the one billion mark).

Compare that with the combined worth of Larry and Sergey that clocks in around $28 billion. Even David Filo of Yahoo is worth more than twice as much as the brew master.

Who else is worth more? The owners of the clothing store chain Bebe. Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban’s sidekick at the ever popular and dominant Broadcast.com brand. Peter Buck of Subway.

Seems crazy, no? I mean, has there ever been a brand like Starbucks? It is the dominant brand selling the most popular drug in the world.

And Howard’s only worth a bill? Damn, I know bloggers who make that much in a week.

And I won’t even mention how far down the list Oprah is.

George Allen is a Jew. His mother hid it from him all these years to protect him from having “to go through that fear all the time.”

Sort of weird, yes. But really, who gives a shit?

Shana Tova.

I knew the tube nets had to get creative to come up with a way to deal with viewers who fast forward over commercials. But I must admit, I never considered the idea of creating a still image and leaving it on the screen for a full 30 seconds so it looks good even at high speeds.

Of course, only PVR rookies actually have to look at the screen during fast fowarding. For us veterans, it’s more of a Yoda thing where you feel the moment when you should hit the play button.

White House spokesperson Tony Snow’s torture debate olive branch extended to Colin Powell:

“I know that Colin Powell wants to beat the terrorists too.”

Folks, these guys are totally out of their minds.

“You were not a dictator. People around you made you (look like) a dictator.”

So said the lead Judge in the Saddam case.

Meanwhile, Saddam has been giving speeches about Zionism and Iran and threatening to crush the heads of witnesses.