S&G - George Carlin R.I.P.

A comic master of the English language, George Carlin, passed away this week. I loved Wonderful WINO Radio, with Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman and the way he pointed out the foibles of the language, but sadly, in my opinion, in his later years he ceased to be funny and turned into a bitter left-wing old man. Even so, he still had nuggets of brilliance.

Even tho the opposition has withdrew from the runoff election this Friday, Robert Mugabe is going ahead with the Zimbabwean election. Since few, if any, of the opposition voters will show up, Mugabe should squeak it in. Mugabe 1, Zimbabwe minus several thousand.

The Beijing Olympics have been in the works for many years and are just 2 months away. It has just dawned on the international press that they may not be allowed to do any filming or interviews outside of the venues unless escorted to pre-arranged propagandists. What a surprise!

Speaking of Beijing, China has now passed the U.S. in chucking pollutants into the atmosphere - and they are exempt from that sacred document, the Kyoto Protocol. China burns vast amounts of dirty coal with no attempt to scrub the smoke. The athletes taking part in the games should find breathing a bit of a trick.

And my daughter, Attitude With Legs, has hit a new high (or low, depending on your point of view). Her left leg has stopped working completely and the other night she fell and knocked herself out. My Sidekick, God Bless Her, called an ambulance and then called us. They checked out her head but found nothing (a family joke), gave her a double shot of happy drugs and sent her home. She's now in a wheelchair for the next 2 weeks until the operation, which hopefully will keep her out of too much trouble.