It seems that there are some kitties loose in Britain. Also there is an article about a long lasting energy source. I love this site. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
-William Shakespeare, "Hamlet"

I'm back again.
Here is a blog written by Tom Tomorrow. He writes a political comic strip.
It is not life as usual yet and now I am here (not quite) alone. We are trying to figure out how to get the car back on the road. Unfortunately we have to deal with lawers, or better, Becca has to.
I get to go to the Y tomorrow. Abby will pick me up after her work. I'll have to learn how to wake up early once I again enter the traditional workforce.
It is like I have been moving in extreme slow motion this last year and a half. I have wanted to move out west for a while but have not been able to get there. Thankfully I did not get there earlier because I would not have been able to take care of my mother as I have, did. I am thankful.

Here are some quotes for today. Take care. one,two,three,four,five.

I was re-reading what I had written earlier and our trip to New Hampshire did not work out as planned. We are all back in Massachusetts tonight but Mom is in the hospital with an impacted hip fracture and the dog and I are at home. Dr. Hayer told us that this is the least invasive surgery for this type of break and that the prognosis for her bone healing is good. He could not, however, say what her mobility might be. He will put in a screw and a few pins to hold it all together. Blood flow to the bone will be a factor in her recovery down the road. Maybe the doctor can tell us more once he gets in there. Mom is glad to be home in this area and we are very glad to have Dr. Hayer at the helm. We wish both Mom and the doctor angelic protection and godspeed.

"This just keeps getting better" Enron: A Scandal So Good That It Hurts

Funny as hell !

Montague has been placed on the National Register Historic Places. There is a very succinct article in the Union-News this morning. The Recorder has an article on the erosion control project on Meadow Road because it has drawn the concern of the town Conservation Commission. Nothing on the Register laurel.

It looks as though Mom and I will be going to Twin Mountain, Cow Hampshire on Tuesday. Judy and Jerry came down from that great state today and took us out to eat in Bernardston. We went to the Fall River Inn. Raves all the way around. Y'all gotta go. Joan called today and gave me directions to Twin Mountain. We'll leave Tuesday morning and stop at Crescent Lake for a visit there too. I have to speak to Judy and Jeannie about next month. We can nail down that trip after Mom and I come back from Joan and Art's.

I had just thought that those reports after September 11th were true. It seems that they were the product of spinsters. Here are some clarifications of those myths.

Here is some history on the Enron implosion a la Salon.com and Tom Tomorrow.
Here are a whole slew of Enron political cartoons, and don't forget
Oliphant and this.

Daniel Schorr weighs in on "The real Enron scandal | csmonitor.com", and Peter Grier explores a "reluctant US empire".

Here is a graphic that appears in the Greenfield Recorder today. The article covers a forum held at Holyoke Community College yesterday. The forum dealt with the need to unite eastern and western Massachusetts. We all know that there are two economies, but we over here see it more as two states. The forum highlighted the divide in participatory terms, saying that there is not enough representation of western Mass in the decisionmaking that is done in Boston. So it is our fault? Maybe so. Historically, Shay's Rebellion, the attempt to divert some of the Connecticut River and the siphoning of funds for the Big Dig from capital improvements in western Mass have all contributed to the second class feeling here in this part of the state. Maybe the feeling isn't so bad as I make it sound but it is a valid criticism none the less. An armory won't have to be taken over in order for us to be heard. Just don't stop fixing our bridges.

"here he comes", byTom Toles --The Buffalo News

They want to drill where? by Vice Admiral James E. Service, U.S. Navy (ret.),

I never liked this day.

What's in it for US empire-builders?

Y'all won't like this

Someone just won a lot of money.
Maybe I should switch from scratch tickets.

I just learned how to add those alerts that pop up and "bing"

Enron vs. Whitewater. slate