The 3000th American soldier has died

His name was Dustin R. Donica. He was 22-years-old and a native of Spring, TX.

The U.S. is currently averaging 1,000 fatalities per year.

They did it

Sadaam Hussein was hanged about 20 minutes ago. I am never sorry to see anyone guilty of crimes against humanity face justice, but given the circus-like nature of this trial and the sentencing, I am more concerned about how many are going to die as a result of this decision.

Hussein Execution Acceleration

Sadaam Hussein just lost his 30-day chance to get his affairs in order before he is introduced to his maker. He is to be hanged no later than New Year's Eve, but it could be as early as Friday.

Is this supposed to be Dubya's way of starting the new year with a clean slate?

Gerald Ford Dies

1913 - 2006

$27.1 million for THIS?

There are a few things that I have made a lifelong goal, and one of is to develop a greater appreciation for art. My hope is that I will learn to see what makes certain paintings special.

Sometimes, however, I have to raise my hand in protest and call it as I see it.

I think that Christie's should be used as a litmus test to determine who does not need to have money. I was reading about how Warhol's painting of Mao Ze Dong sold for $17.4 million to a resident of Hong Kong. That did not surprise me.

When I saw that Willem de Kooning's Untitled XXV sold for $27.1 million, I choked on my coffee. There will always be art that does nothing for me, but $27.1 million for art that resembles the work of my 2-year-old niece is grounds for a public caning. I have often see paintings that literally took my breath taken away, but when I saw this, I very much wanted to find the buyer and slap the hell out of them on behalf of all of humankind.

Cartoon of the Day

Cartoon of the Day

Sheri's Weekly Rant - Sexualization of Anything Child-Related

I saw a video by Fergie (in my defense, I was plagued with insomnia and that was the first thing I saw when I turned on the television) and there is one part where she and some other women are dressed as Brownie Scouts--not even Girl Scouts, Brownie Scouts...the scout group for 6 - 8 year-old little girls:



Actual Brownie Scout:



The idea that anyone had a fantasy that involved a Brownie Scout (even if an adult woman is dressed in the costume) is extremely disturbing to me. Actually, an adult having a fantasy involving anything child-related is disturbing to me (including the "Naughty Schoolgirl" thing--it originates from images of minors).

Am I the only one that feels like this? When I saw that video, the first thing I felt was morbid disgust over the idea that the uniform of an organization for such young children was being sexualized.

Dr. Peter Singer on the Colbert Report

Part 1


Part 2

Pinochet is dead!

Washington Post article

Cartoon of the Day

Bolton throws in the towel!

The Democrats have the House and the Senate. Rumsfeld resigned and now Bolton has resigned...this is going to be the best Christmas ever!