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Thomas L. Friedman lays it all out.  One of the best & most poignant post 9/11 articles I’ve read.

My favorite quote: “Guantánamo Bay is the anti-Statue of Liberty.”

“My Dear Lascelles,” cried Drawlight, “what nonsense you talk!  Upon my word, there is nothing in the world so easy to explain as failure — it is, after all, what every body does all the time.” ~ Susanna Clark, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Tori Amos, on “Cornflake Girl” :

“Originally, Steve Caton, who played mandolins and guitars on the record, came up with this little line on the mandolin, and that was the ‘Ding ding-a ding ding’ with the strumming to it [in the beginning of the song]. Everybody really liked that. And even in the mix studio, I was screaming at the top of my lungs that it had to be a whistle. I want the cowboys coming over the hill. Eric was laughing his head off, and the mixer, Kevin Killen, said to me, ‘This whistle is naff, Tori.’ And I said, ‘Well, guess what, Kevin. When you make your own song, you can put your own mandolin on it. This is a whistle. Fucking put it in. Put the sample in.’ So I got my whistle, and I’m happy as a clam to this day.”

Sometimes you gots to be a bizzitch.

yay lolcats!

Especially when you have a good recipe, like this one:

1 1/2 cups flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 cups warm milk
1 egg, room-temperature
4 tablespoons melted butter

Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, then whisk them together.  Let the batter sit for 10 minutes before you make pancakes.

Enjoy!

Steve Young’s favorite movie is The Sound of Music.

This is why I watch Sports Center.

*sigh*

In the epic battle of “fear of terrorism vs civil rights,” score one more for fear.

“Yeah, I heard you’re not supposed to eat late at night…Then again, they also say you’re not supposed to drink booze in the morning. And apparently you’re never supposed to smoke crack. Well whatever! I’m not training for the Olympics, here.”  ~ Jim Gaffigan,  Beyond the Pale

…Security Maven

…Queen of Sex

…Lord of the Walkie-Talkies

From the NY Times, 8.31.07:

“The top American officials in Iraq, Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, are to present their assessments on how calm things are at eagerly awaited Congressional hearings in mid-September. Their findings, and a White House report due Sept. 15, are seen as a potential trigger for a change in Iraq strategy.”

Heh.  Here’s hoping.