Pitying the Fool

Here's a list of things that I did last night instead of writing up a blog post.

twenty-five minutes in the pool

dinner at the Bier Garden with Mrs. Mike Nelson, which included a Dark Island

went grocery shopping

talked on the phone with someone who I hadn't talked to since January

So, here are some stories. If you're only looking for funny, check out the Onion and Failblog entries in the middle and at the end of the list. Wish I could comment on some of these, but time is short.

The Sun: Joe Jackson Wants Michael's Kids to Tour as 'Jackson 3'

Report: N. Korea's Kim Jong Il has Pancreatic Cancer (AP, BBC, Guardian, Times)

BBC: UK Afghan mission support 'rises'

BBC: Saudi 'genie' sued for harassment

BBC: Israel must stay 'deep in Golan'

BBC: Violence flares in North Caucasus

Guardian: The first Earthling to journey to Mars - Conan the Bacterium

Times: European countries try to break Russia gas monopoly

TImes: Miliband - equipment is not answer to Afghan mission

Times: Can Army vehicles survive the Taleban test?

Times: Display of US military hardware that puts Britain to shame

AFP: Mali troops hunt for Al-Qaeda militants: military source

The Onion: 7 Million People Direct Descendants Of Single Smooth-Talking Ancestor

BBC: Iran executes 13 Jundallah members

BBC: Row over 'standard' Hebrew signs

BBC: Time for change? African writer compares Obama and Gaddafi

Al-Qaida threatens to target Chinese (Guardian, Times)

Guardian: Sinn Féin blames Real IRA for Belfast violence

Guardian: Can Syria end the Arab cold war?

Times: Schism threat as US Anglicans vote on gay ban

Times: Brown took cheap option despite plea: generals asked for 2000 troops, Brown sent 700

Times: ANALYSIS: what are we fighting for? Initial mission was to chase al Qaeda, but operation suffers from "mission creep"

UPI: UK in market for new armored vehicles

Taqadoumy: Scoundrel or Statesman ? The case of Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Michael Yon: Searching for Kuchi, Finding Lizards

Failblog: Contestant Fail

That's it, check in tomorrow for more.

UPDATE: Because I love my big sister, Mighty Mo, I will poke fun at myself by posting this video.



Take 'er easy.