Cartoon Saturday

Gold sold on Friday for an all-time record of $1301.30 an ounce; actress and award-winning bad example for young people Lindsey Lohan has been released from jail yet again, this time on $300,000 bond; world-class lunatic and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad gave a speech at the UN in which he again insisted that the US government staged the 9/11 attacks; Virginia on Friday executed a woman for the first time in over 100 years; and the GOP has released its glossy new "Pledge to America," in which it solemnly promises to do all sorts of things if voters return it to power in the November elections...although it might be remembered that Pledge is actually a family of products used to give a high gloss to old and worn-out things.

Aren't you glad you have Cartoon Saturday at times like this?

Thinking back to my post about essential tools last week, I thought this cartoon was appropriate...

As we ramp up for the November elections, we have to prepare ourselves for the onslaught of political campaign ads which, somehow, always manage to find a way to get worse each season...

There was a time when celebrities were famous for some reason, such as ... oh ... talent or something. Things are different now ...

What the well-dressed voter will be wearing this fall ...

There are parts of the Bible that you probably never heard covered in your Sunday School classes ...

And finally, technology has made a lot of things easier to do over the years ...

It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day here in Northern Virginia, and I plan to spend much of it down on The Mall at the 2010 National Book Festival sponsored by the Library of Congress. I have books to be signed by author Elizabeth Kostova, a list of talks given by other authors to attend, and a fully-charged camera to take pictures of it all. Life is good.

Have a good day and a great weekend. Remember what I said about the Pledge ...


More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo