spells

It was only a matter of time.

Code Pink is now resorting to witchcraft to beef up the number of its supporters protesting Berkeley’s controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center.
The women’s anti-war group has told ralliers to come equipped with spells and pointy hats Friday for “Witches, clowns and sirens day,” the last of the group’s weeklong [...]

Writer’s block - it sucks.
I avoid my computer,
distracted by life.

Isn't it amazing just how far, and how quickly, we've all spiraled down since the start of the 21st century?

Makes you really wonder who got us into this nightmare, but more importantly, it really makes you wonder who'll be able to get us out of it.....

A headline in Christian Science Monitor caught my attention: "Global warming not always to blame for extreme winters." This implies, of course, that global warming can still sometimes be blamed for extreme winters, which is bogus. Global warming cannot logically be blamed for anything. At any rate, here's the pull quote from the story:

I grew up in the Northeast, and other than shoveling the driveway, I loved winters and playing in the snow. There’s something about snow that keeps one young at heart. It doesn’t matter how old you are, throwing snowballs, making snow angels, are the epitome of winter-time. Then we moved to the southeast. I miss the snow.

But all that is changing, and