Same Planet, Different Worlds

WASHINGTON: Painting an optimistic picture of Iraq's future, the Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has warned that the US mission in Iraq is "essential to protecting the lives of the American people".

Please explain the logic underlying this conclusion Mr Secretary... exactly how are the residents of East Buttocks, Texas, safer as long as there are US troops on the other side of the world??

Mr Rumsfeld said that progress in Iraq cannot be measured by the level of bloodshed or the number of terrorist attacks, and criticised news outlets for dwelling on violence in reports from Iraq.

To paraphrase the late, great Douglas Adams... Mr Rumsfeld then went on to argue that black is really the same as white, then walked outside & was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing.

Chance would be a fine thing...

Tension Convention

A holding pattern day.

Despite my inner blustering, I jumped through some of the required hoops at work, gained a few welcome results from my real kind of work & otherwise, just sweltered through the day - it's been one of those still, hot & humid affairs that make me wish for autumn. It's now 10.30pm & the mercury hasn't fallen a millimetre since about 2pm.

So, here at home, my number one & two fans have made their summer debut appearances. They never say much, but they're really cool. Spent the evening cruising mycareer.com & sent off 12 applications to various agencies, so the interview merry-go-round can start up again - just in case... Actually, bugrit, if that's the way the Ranch Manager wants to play this game, I'm walking - first chance I get.

I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more...