Oh, the fleeting nature of celebrity. One moment, you’re standing before television cameras in Baghdad, insisting that US forces are not, in fact, entering the city, the next, you’re a Trivial Pursuit answer.

Fortunately, one site remembers Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf, also known to some as Baghdad Bob.

In addition to letting us know what he’s up to (no new news since the capture of Saddam and Bob going to work for Al-Jazeera), we have a great record of classic quotes, including “God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis.”

I have to admire a quote machine like him.

“I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad.”

I was looking for a new keyboard — my old cramped Vaio keyboard was the munged-up leftover from a long-gone computer — specifically one with a full-sized keyboard that can stand up to fast and furious typing. I type approximately 110 words per minute, and banging on many keyboards, such as the current Macintosh keyboards (an issue for me at work), means a frustrating slowdown, and even typos.

The Saitek Eclipse Keyboard is the sort of solid keyboard I was looking for, with a heavy weight overall, good “key feel,” home keys that can be identified by touch and includes a limited set of additional features. I don’t need a dozen extra buttons to do what I can already do with software. (I know how to start iTunes and Thunderbird just fine as-is, thanks.) The only additional buttons on the Eclipse keyboard are a row of four small buttons over the number pad: Volume up, volume down, mute and cycling the lit keyboard from bright to dim to off.

As for the lighting — and this was certainly one of the deciding factors in buying this keyboard — for day-to-day use in a lit environment, the glowing keys will likely be hard to notice. For gaming in a dim or totally dark room (I play World of Warcraft, among other games), the keys are bright without being overwhelmingly so.

This was an excellent purchase for me, although I know people who like additional features on their keyboards might want to get one of Saitek’s higher-end keyboards above the Eclipse. But for people whose desired feature set resembles mine, I’d say this keyboard is a must-buy.

I just got my prescription for the NapraPAC refilled again just now.

Good news: There are apparently so many coupons foisted on my healthcare provider by the vendor that I have three more months of freebie meds coming my way. (Don’t get excited; it’s basically just prescription strength Aleve and Prevacid.)

Bad news #1: When it’s time to pay for it in four months, the cost before insurance discount is $158/month. Yikes.

Bad news #2: My symptoms are starting to get bad enough that the Aleve isn’t preventing most of the problems any more. My left knee has been giving me crap since the weekend and now my left hand is starting to have pain and locking up. I forsee another major crash coming later this year.