President George W. Bush has agreed to a "general time horizon" for withdrawing American troops in Iraq.

How precise. 

- "What time are we leaving for the restaurant?"

- "We'll be stepping out on a general time horizon."

- "Well, the booking's for eight thirty."

Doesn't really work, does it?  Although I know what I'll be telling creditors from now on when they ask me when I intend to pay them.

I promised my stepmum I would convert one of her stories into a Word document. It turns out she has lost the file and the whole thing has to be typed in again from the original hand written manuscript. 200 pages front and back. Not sure why this article made me think of that.