Because life outside this blog continues at double-speed, things will remain a little slow here for at least another week.  Thanks.

Why are wounded U.S. soldiers always returned home under cover of darkness? Allowing TV cameras to record the human cost in broad daylight would "Shock & Awe" the wrong people 649   42.8%   Four words: Rumsfeld. Vampire. Feeding time. 399   26.3%   Halliburton got a no-bid contract to provide military sunlight 288   19%   Bush has stuck the entire Pentagon where the sun never shines 180   11.9%

How will Karen Hughes change the world’s perceptions on Bush policies overseas?  New poll at upper left.

This greeted me this morning before I was fully awake:

NBC to air show on End of Days

First thought: gee… didn’t realize the Bush administration had already scheduled that.

Still, good on NBC to hang in right through the apocalypse.

This greeted me this morning before I was fully awake:

NBC to air show on End of Days

First thought: gee… didn’t realize the Bush administration had already scheduled that.

Still, good on NBC to hang in right through the apocalypse.

As I’ve mentioned before, Tasmania has some pretty damn wonderful wildlife, including the Giant Red-Eyed Demon Bunny of Bruny Island.

Unfortunately, this morning we learn it’s also the home of a powerful woodchip exporter whose approach to the environment sounds like something from Dr. Suess:

First, their loggers come and clear-cut an area.  Then, rather than hauling out the felled trees, helicopters are sent in to drop incendiary devices to light the slag on fire…  The dense hardwoods burn hot and slow for days, but eventually cool back down, and that