Hey there! Back from being away for the weekend and catching up on correspondence. *chuckle* I also depend on my husband to keep me clued in to the major events that aren’t front page here in the states (and I tend to get most of my news the old fashioned way, via newspaper – because we get them free at work and I read during my union mandated breaks…*wink*). I think he takes great delight in dropping morsels like this one (“Oh, did you hear that Iceland overthrew its government?”) into our dinner conversation just to see me spew peas through my nose. *chortle*

And what is with the ‘hands off my right Big Government’ groups suddenly deciding they are also going to attempt to be the legislated moral compass for their constituency?!? Can you say, “Diametrically opposed goals”? I knew you could! I had a couple of friends jump ship on the Libertarians recently because they got anti-abortion paperwork from their local chapter. Anti-abortion pamphlets? From LIBERTARIANS!?! What. The. Ever-loving. Fuck?

*shakes head*