spaghetti

Italy for fake America. Clint, the great spaghetti western star, in an ad for the Fiat subsidiary, Chrysler, talks about American resilience. And then there was Madonna. At 53.

spring?

Arab Spring. Definitely got rid of old scum but the melting snow is not bringing democracy. Despotic nationalism was replaced by religious intransigence. Is this the time to ask who let these dogs out? Whose spring is it?

Back to reality

After seven days without internet, just off the ship from a sailing vacation stopped at Pussers'. Two large tv's. On FOX a news alert that Congress was working to stop use of welfare money at casinos. On CNN the news alert was - US pets are overweight.