A Spork in the Drawer

Random Really Dark Thought

Why don't India and Pakistan and Israel and Gaza all go and nuke each other?

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*cough* *sputter* *spit take*

Rice: People will soon thank Bush for what he's done

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A Bit Of Michael L. Goswell*

Pentre Ifan, Wales, 1992
*That's me!

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Oh Fer Cryin' Out Loud

This year has an extra second?

Kill me now.

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Well, There You Go

Say the Russians:

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin remains one of Russia's most popular historical figures despite the purges that marked his rule, according to the latest results in a nationwide poll.

"Purges that marked his rule" is a rather mild way of putting it, yes.

The 12 finalists are led by 13th century prince Alexander Nevsky, who defeated German invaders, with 11.7 percent.

Ahhh, the Teutonic Knights. The Poles clobbered them, too (Grunwald/Tannenberg).

But the Poles don't like anybody.

No wonder why the Krauts have an inferiority complex.

I digress.

He is followed by Pyotr Stolypin, a prime minister in the early 20th century known for agrarian reforms and a clampdown on leftist revolutionaries, with 11.6 percent.

That ended well.

Back to Stalin:

"Of course, there were also dark pages...and coming along with his genius there were also destructive moments, but in general he is remembered mostly as a great leader," Viktor Ilyukhin, a leading member of the Communist party, told Reuters.

It can't be denied: Stalin built that country. And for a brief bit of history it mattered.

Because of nukes.

Will Putin be a Stalin or a Stolypin?

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Strange Days

A week ago it was seven degrees of Fahrenheit.

I practically broke a sweat retrieving the newspaper from my porch this morning.

Take that, Lou Dobbs!

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Saturday Palate Cleanser

Here's the other end:

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Things I Don't Understand (First Of A Possibly Never-Ending Series)

Eddie van Halen.

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Here's The Thing

Mouse.

Here's the thing.

Mouse.

I don't feel good about this.

*snap* went the trap.

Dead Mouse.

Little tail hanging out.

But it had to be done.

Here's the thing.

Mouse dead.

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I See Dead People

Merry Christmas, indeed.

Eartha Kitt



Harold Pinter (Clip from the 1963 film version of "The Caretaker")

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