Octopodial Chrome

I’ve completed my calze, after an arduous day’s sewing. Now my set of fifteenth c. Italian clothing is basically done—everything else is gravy.

After beginning to diet back in August, I have managed to get my weight from a high of 183 down to 160! What’s my secret? Eat less—it’s that simple. I’ve still drunk beer, eaten fried foods and otherwise enjoyed myself; I’ve just been smart about it. Life is good.

Mona Charen writes illuminatingly on Sen. Kerry’s past half-truths and lies, as does David Limbaugh. The danger of this man—if that is the word for him—becoming President is very real. As much as I dislike Bush and disagree with his policies, Kerry is far, far worse. His grasp of economics is negligible; his concept of foreign policy is laughable; his understanding of the world is deservedly mocked. The man is a mite.