State of the Union in 60 seconds

Many thanks to lilisonna, who pointed me to the 60 second State of the Union summary. It'll give you the gist of what was said without inflicting the President on you long enough to foster a need to punch the TV or your monitor. I offer it up as a public service to all the other politically minded good citizens who skipped the speech, as I did.

Today's Wizard Rock offering

I've run across him before, but this was the first day I really stopped to listen to Marked as His Equal (which is a clever band name by the way; his name is Mark). Here's a nice vid made for one of his songs, "The Ballad of Sirius Black." Smooth voice.

I think I'll be buying some of his songs when I get home tonight (he's on Snocap).

As always, please comment if you listen and like.

Morose

I wish I knew how to hibernate. I mean, I really wish I knew how to physically make my body go to sleep and not wake up until spring. And how to have somebody else pay my bills/make dinners for ungrateful offspring/do the chaffeuring/keep the house from totally degenerating in the interim while I'm out of action.

Barring that, I'd like to retire under the covers with a good, mindless read and a big bowl of chocolate microwave cake. Or popcorn slathered in butter and parmesan cheese. Or cassoulet. Or Beef Pho. Or anything warm and comforting, really.

Edwards

I'm sorry that Edwards is dropping out. I hadn't quite decided who I was going to support at this Tuesday's caucus, but I have a great deal of respect for him and his wife, and he's the candidate who has been talking the most about the issues that are uppermost in my mind.

My scam chain mail from Jesus!

It came in this envelope:





( And inside . . . )

Oh, and in case you wondered. It's a scam.