silveradept | Good news all around.

Today had good news -

annaonthemoon has found herself a residence, at least for close to a year. So all her goals have finally been achieved. We're both very happy at this result. So the move is still on, and the frustration of days past has been defeated. Huzzah, huzzah, huzzah!

blacktigr, I just realized that if I'm going to enjoy Ed and your company, that I will need to know where to actually appear at the designated time. If you could leave a message or other communication, that would be fantastic.

Putin's out for blood. Then again, if four of your government's diplomats were killed and people admitted to doing it, wouldn't you go headhunting? You can even get some of the international community on your side to do so.

Remember the quote about there being "liars, damn liars, and statisticians?" Watch as statistics are put to malevolent use to make the claim that Al Gore's documentary is a flop. By choosing the statistic of dollars per screen-showing, they can make it appear that the movie's tanking. When any other statistic shows that it's doing quite well. Always see what your numbers are and what they're doing before you believe statistics.

An inexcusable gift for a wedding night - the bridge and groom were shot by thugs trying looking to collect on a debt. The debt was less than $200, but apparently it was sufficient for violence. Was the debt really overdue, or something? Or were these people so fluffed on self-importance (or other substances) that they decided to get their gun and go shooting? Morons.

Obama says that if the Democrats want a chance in politics, they're going to have to bring their religion with them. He's got a point - if Democratic candidates say that they're religious, then they might be able to make themselves into the reasonable, moderate, and inoffensively religious candidates. That way, people who knee-jerk vote the religious candidates, regardless of actual religion or following of Scripture, will have options to choose from. Of course, it may not have any effect at all, depending on whether the Religious Right will shift gears into branding and smearing every candidate with a religion that's not as evangelically fervent as "not True" and in league with Satan - especially if they're pro-choice. Still, if the Dems can help bring the "religious candidate" back into the realm of reasonability, they'll help their own cause immensely. Right now, the Republicans have such a stranglehold on it, and are driving it so far to the right, that the polarization elects lousy candidates, based on their "values", rather than their issues. Or people think that all Dems are spineless atheists and as boring as Al Gore.

Those farther left than the Dems may have issues with Christian religion itself, and so may actually be properly classified as non-religious left-wing candidates. They might do well for the country, too, but the likely truth is that they're not going to get elected. Which is a shame. With the upcoming elections, one wonders just how frustrated or pleased John Q. American is with the legislature and their path. Then again, even if the legislature changes hands, will it do so with enough seats for redress to be put through?

Anyway, it's time to go off to bed - of course, I've got things hopping up on me that I have no idea when or what will happen, and so I'm doing the usual fly-by-seat-of-pants bit, but they're all for things like celebrations and social outings, so I'm not too worried. See you all in the morning, or something. Although I will have to run around a bit tomorrow to pull things off for the cart I'm supposed to make.