Cartoon Saturday ... uh ... Friday

More than 6400 people are dead as Japan continues to reel from the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and threatened nuclear meltdown; the United Nations has voted to authorize a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians from He Who Will Not Be Spelled, offering yet another opportunity for the Arab world to blame the West for its own stupidity; once again adroitly avoiding its responsibilities, Congress has kicked the fiscal can three more weeks down the road instead of agreeing to a budget for the fiscal year that is now five months old; the Justice Department is suing the state of California and its governor because prison authorities required a Sikh prison inmate to cut his beard, claiming the man's right to practice his religion were violated under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act; and conservatives are jubilant over a House vote to strip government funding from National Public Radio, a classic case of doing the right thing for the worst possible reason.

Yes, it's Friday ... but after a week like this, you probably won't mind enjoying Cartoon Saturday a day early.

Gimme that old-time religion ... or that new-fangled one ...

The cutting edge communications technology of the Old West ...

There's always a silver lining inside the darkest of clouds ...

It's been that kind of week at work, and next week doesn't look significantly better ...

We have a conference call with our financial advisor later this morning. I expect it to go something like this ...

I feel the same way when I watch television ...

There was a time when "social networking" was done in person. But we've moved beyond all that messy face-to-face contact stuff ...

This one is pretty obvious when you think about it ...

They'll probably want to be careful what they order instead ...

And finally, groaning rights for pun-of-the-week go to ...

It's going to be a beautiful day today weather-wise, with temperatures expected to reach the mid-70's (that's around 23 degrees Celsius for those of you in other countries). Later this morning, Agnes and I will be heading to Richmond to support our friends who are dancing in the River City Ballroom Dance Competition. Since the competition begins early tomorrow morning and we'll be probably partying and celebrating until late tomorrow night, blog posts tomorrow and Sunday may be late or missing. Hang in there, though ... we'll be back.

Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.

Bilbo