Two good articles at the NY Times - An Alternate Reality and The Real War.

I’m getting very tired of the flag. It’s the same kind of tired I feel when I see a gap commercial or hear a top 10 song. Overdone and overdone. Holding that symbol does not make you better people, folks.

Hmmm…. and on that subject, spending lots of money won’t make you a better person either; no matter what the president says.

Things that are making me smile: Smallville (I want to see flying by the end of season 1, but please don’t do the costume), Buffy (Going where only intrepid fanfic writers once dared. And a naked Spike didn’t suck either), and my computer (functioning nicely)

Things *not* making me smile: Christmas shopping, lousy weather, paperwork, 1-800-mattress, and large crowds.