Quote of the Day

"I’m not worried about my inability to muster the customary excitement over celebrating the birth of the nation that has brought us inventions that add so much to my daily life (Diet Coke, The Federalist Papers, The Colt Single Action Revolver with custom mother-of-pearl inlay and scrollwork.)"

- Plumcake at Manolo for the Big Girl, mediating on July 4th. (Plumcake is, as you may already suspect, from Texas.)

Newflash: Che Guevera T-shirts good for something after all

They were worn by some of the Columbian military personnel in this week's hostage rescue to aid the illusion that they were really FARC rebels.

If you haven't read a good account of this operation, by all means do so. This is the kind of thing that, if it happened during an RPG, would have the GM wondering what she did wrong. I mean, no combat at all? Not even dramatic shots at the 'copter as it's taking off? No fights by the open helicopter doors, with people clinging to the landing rails or hostages held at gunpoint?

Nope (thank goodness). They got this one 100% right, it seems.