IRAQ: THE READER'S DIGEST VERSION

Steven has been called many things.

"Brief" has never been among them.

Until now.

Since the "America vs. Psycho-Islam" drama has been in high gear for over 22 months, and Mr. Den Beste covers it with stunning clarity in a mere 15-minute read, I think I can still sleep with a clear conscience tonight if I say that he has written a brief essay on the "Bush lied" meme. If you ever intend to have an intelligent discussion on the War On Terror, you need to have this piece under your belt.

QUEST FOR FIRE

Sweet Susie (by the way, would you mock me too horribly if I said I kinda missed all that pink?) points toward the drink-alertest post I've seen in a long while. She missed the permalink, but it's understandable. It's not actually on the front page. You had to go to the archives page and link it from there.

Anyway, a long, sad tale of a man, a small fire, some food, and a big fire. Rinse. Repeat.

Moral of the story: I really didn't want pancakes anyway.

Set down the beverage & go see what I'm talking about.

ADDENDUM: Is it just me or does Judith Light look a LOT like Twisted Sister's Dee Snider in that picture?

PINING FOR THE FJORDS

Or maybe the Hussein boys are actually ex-Ba'athists this time. Either way, I like this Reuter's story for the following quote:

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There was delight among people in Baghdad as the news from Mosul filtered through to the capital, but at least one man voiced disappointment that Uday, who ran much of Iraq's media and sport, had been killed.

"I don't want him dead. I want to torture him first," said Alaa Hamed.

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TODAY’S GRAFFITI CURRENCY



Pfizer experiments with subliminal advertising for Viagra

NURSE GODDESS DOES THE ROUNDS

Carnival of the Vanities #44 is up at Da Goddess's place, this time with a hospital theme. Hospitals are supposed to be all about helping & caring & healing, and since I'm all about billing, I got set off in my own little section. I feel like a Dilbert accounting troll :-(

Don't worry about me, though, go visit the pretty lady in the white stockings & see what she's got to show you.