( In fact, the 'U.S.-backed government in Baghdad,' that is to say the U.S. puppet government in Baghdad, is doing precisely what it was cobbled together to do under the dog and pony show of purple finger democracy--absolutely nothing short of avoid car bombs and assassination attempts )

Rest in peace Kurt Vonnegut

( We Join Kilgore Trout in Mourning )

Sure enough, we returned to the Lakes Basin area. There were seven of us, though Holly mentioned she had about a dozen calls. We didn't have quite the feast as last year. A couple of pasta salads, cheese and crackers, home grown tomatoes, homemade chocolate chip cookies, homemade banana nut bread, the fruit salad, three bottles of wine. I think ( Read more... )

If I don't get pneumonia, I'll be okay. I've had this cold for almost two weeks but it's time to start ice skating. The rink opened Wednesday night. I wasn't going to brave the night air. In any case, I was watching Michael Moore that night. It was a pretty good talk. I think it was better than when I saw him in person last year. That was mostly ( Read more... )

( A few weeks' worth of interesting thoughts )