Happy Autumn Equinox

Beware of imitations.

Nine Lives Per Litre

101 uses for a dead cat

Now up to 102.

Travelling Light

God is only the convenient suitcase into which one packs one's personal theologies.

life's long march
leaves behind an abandoned
stretch of suitcases

Since when do marines have hair?

The hardened troops, their faces covered in camouflage cream and weight down with weapons, radios and ammunition, were confronted with Afghans wanting to stroke their hair. "It was hell," said Corporal Paul Richard, 20. "Every village we went into we got a group of men wearing make-up coming up, stroking our hair and cheeks and making kissing noises."

Actually, we've secretly been extracting and repatriating our Acadians:
A Louisiana state senator has praised a Canadian search and rescue team. Senator Walter Boasso said a Vancouver-based team reached St. Bernard parish five days before the U.S. army got there. ...The suburb of 68,000 people was initially ignored by U.S. authorities who were scrambling to get aid to New Orleans. Boasso said floodwater in his parish is still 2.4 metres deep in some places. ...Boasso saved his praise for the Canadians and their quick work. "They were so glad to be here," he said. "They're still here. They are actually going door-to-door looking in the attics" for people to rescue.

If you want to help out, the CBC has provided a useful page of links.

I think so, Brain; but...

... call me Inky; the P is getting between me and my fans.

Two Too Odd

How very peculiar...

These stories happened with days of each other, but on opposite ends of the UK:

In Scotland: Chemical plant puts pigeons in the pink

In Cornwall: Cat in the pink over new colour

I'm not saying this story is related; I just want point out that it happened a day before the two stories listed above, and that no-one seems to have considered the possibility it was actually a masterfully executed escape.

... are you pondering what I'm pondering?

Brainstem! Brainstem!