Saddam

So we hanged Saddam today.

A great American tradition.

Light

Canaletto, Return of the Bucintoro, 1732


Fitz Hugh Lane, Stage Rocks, Gloucester, 1857


Richard Misrach, Stranded Rowboat, Salton Sea, 1983 (C) 1983 R. Misrach

Still beautiful after all these years.
(Even more so now it's dark at four.)

Yosemite

Baghdad

Alaa Al Marjani/Associated Press

According to the Times, Iraqi reaction to the Baker report was mixed. (Looks just like the reaction at my house.)

Yosemite

The Gatehouse

Life on Earth

Joan Jett (Rahav Segev for The New York Times)

Copyright 2006 The New York Times

(Posted solely for the benefit of space aliens

seeking elucidation of the phrase "rock and roll.")

The Candidate Speaks

We are what we believe, right?

That's not good news.

44% of Americans believe that the world was created by God in six days. 45% believe that God created human beings in their present form.

48% of Americans believe the U.S. has special protection from God. 51% believe the lesson of 9/11 is that there is too little religion in the world.

69% of Americans believe in the literal existence of hell. 77% believe in the Virgin Birth.

And 100% of the contributors to this blog believe that we're up to our necks in idiots.

(Remember "power to the people"? Guess you really do have to be careful what you ask for.)

The Garden