Cartoon Saturday

An Army officer killed 13 and wounded 30 of his comrades in a murderous spree at Ft Hood Texas; a man who murdered one person and injured five others in a shooting spree at an Orlando, Florida, office explained his actions by saying, "I'm just going through a tough time right now, I'm sorry;" four of 11 bodies found buried at the home of a registered sex offender in Cleveland have now been identified; in an example of the ironclad separation of church and state in America, Democratic representative Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania stated that he needed the approval of his bishop before he could vote "yes" on the draft health care bill; and in Iran, three foreign journalists have been arrested for "unauthorized reporting."

Come to Cartoon Saturday ... we'll try to make it better.

Amelia Earhart is popular again these days, appearing as a heroine in the film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and in the new biopic Amelia with Hillary Swank. And then you can read about her at the library. Or maybe not ...

I've always been irresistible, even in past lives. Just ask Agnes ...

The economy is no laughing matter, but it still offers the opportunity for a few good cartoons. This one speaks directly to me ...

And, speaking as one of those much-despised government contractors, so does this one ...

You may recall a while back, I discussed the derivation of the word "civility" in response to a challenge from Bandit. I failed to address the part about how cases end up in civil court ...

And finally, given the condition of my front yard (leaves up to the second floor windows), I couldn't pass up this one ...

Time to get Agnes up so we can get started on the usual busy Saturday. These relaxing weekends will be the death of me, yet.

Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo