According to Andrew, a cow.* Meanwhile, no use crying over abandoned grapes. House and Garden foreclosed. On a personal note: that excision from my back around the precancerous mole that was earlier biopsied shows no spread, and I get the stitches out Thursday. Thanks very much for your glib responses. *Coincidence? Charles and Linda Everson were driving back to their hotel when their minivan was struck by a falling object

Kucinich is from . . . damned if I know. In a quest for an “electable,” “not insane” presidential candidate, you are willfully overlooking the candidate who actually comes closest to representing the things in which you really believe: justice and peace and the basic freedoms that should be afforded to every American, regardless of race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation or galactic origin. In an effort to distance yourself

be sure to wear antennae in your hair.  If you’re going to Blog World Expo, you’re sure to meet some geeky people there. Make sure to keep an eye out for Geek Goddess Liz Stephans (and that guy she vlogs with), who will be videoing the proceedings.  You lucky bastard.

Morons:  A top immigration official has apologized after awarding “most original costume” to a Homeland Security Department employee who dressed in prison stripes, dreadlocks and dark makeup for a Halloween gathering at the agency. Julie Myers, assistant secretary overseeing Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement division, was part of a three-judge panel that lauded the costume, worn by a white employee, last Wednesday. She also posed for a photo with

Celebritards provide a good thumb rule (sorry, link here):  Sometimes brevity delivers, not the soul of wit, but the sole of someone’s shoe (but not mine!).  I have little doubt the Usual Suspects will flog Glenn Reynolds for this: WHY IS THE WORLD MORE CONCERNED with Musharraf’s coup than with Hugo Chavez’s emerging dicatatorship?  Because enemies of the United States, like Chavez, get a pass. Folks who follow the link

and you regular readers of Protein Wisdom, too.  The moment you’ve been waiting for: Glamour announces its 2007 Women of the Year Awards: Jennifer Garner, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Edwards, Empowering Hands, Dr. Victoria Hale, The Female Presidents of the Ivy League, Donna Karan, Lara Logan, Toni Morrison, Lorena Ochoa, Mariane Pearl, Nancy Pelosi, Shonda Rhimes and Alice Waters. Voted Most Accurate Horoscope in a Women’s Magazine for three years running!

Decreasing violence in Iraq likely due to depopulation: If violence is decreasing in Iraq, it may be because insurgents “are running out of people to kill,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) said Monday. “There are fewer targets of opportunity,” Obey said in a speech to the National Press Club. As the House’s top appropriator, Obey has his hands on the nation’s purse strings, giving him a significant say on

and Mr. Clean discuss poo huffing. Disambiguation: HuffPo here. Might as well add to this thread, since I’ve probably already ruined breakfast: Slave to NY Millionaires Describes Force Feeding of Chile Peppers and Vomit I’m sorry to be so evil, and it’s undoubtedly horrible, and I abhor the behavior, but the title just cracks me up. Judge Judy + Jerry Springer = ?       Meh.  He’ll have a TV show soon.