I am not a fan of the Big Oil junta currently running the USA, but I do have to say that this anti-SUV rhetoric has gotten way out of hand. There are a variety of factors involved in the relationships of oil, pollution, terrorism, etc. and scapegoatting one particular kind of vehicle is assinine. I have walked to work every day for three years, and I rode the bus for two years before that. So in the last five years my American-made SUV has generated much less pollution than the average foreign sedan on its 60 mile round trip from outer suburbia.

Dubya is about to set off a perfect storm of world chaos that could lead us to WWIII. Essay by Stan Groff

This is an interesting comparison of Governor Bush's handling of Iraq versus President Clinton's handling of Kosovo. It was amazing how much goodwill the rest of the world had towards the U.S. after September 11th, and it is shameful how hard Bush worked to destroy it.

Nothing but house hunting and researching home buying lately… Some day I’ll read for pleasure again, hopefully.

Nigella Bites is one of the greatest, sexiest shows on television right now. She describes her show as gastro-porn, and I am addicted. This food hottie also writes cook books and a NY Times column. RealVideo clip - UK web site - US web site.