Who are you to tell me
The world is a beautiful place?
Who are you to tell me
The world isn’t cruel and unkind?
Does saying the glass is half full
Mean that it can’t be half empty?
Does saying we’re not all like that
Somehow excuse who you are?
Who are you to tell me
The world is a beautiful place?

Who are you tell tell me
That it just isn’t fair?
Who are you to tell me
What is right? … what is wrong?
Does saying that you’d help if you could
Somehow excuse your failure?
Does your “world peace” make sense
If you hate those who disagree?
Who are you to tell me
That it just isn’t fair?

Who are you to tell me
That it’s all my fault?
Who are you to tell me
It’s not your philosophy to blame?
Does crying “the sky is falling”
Really mean it’s coming down?
Does crying “it’s a vast conspiracy”
Mean you’ve washed your hands of guilt?
Who are you to tell me
That it’s all my fault?

I am here to tell you
The world isn’t always so beautiful.
I am trying to tell you
The world sometimes is cruel and unkind
I am saying that we’re not always like that
But sometimes, we are
I am saying that I will help, when I can
But please, forgive me when I’m weak
I am here to tell you
That it just isn’t fair.

I’m sorry.

My own short attention span is shameful. Michelle Malkin is right:

The disappearance of Centanni and Wiig is at least as newsworthy as – and far more threatening to our national security than – people falling off cruise ships or getting eaten by alligators or attacked by bees.

Missing Fox News crew: Blogburst – Michelle Malkin

This isn’t about Fox News. This is about two human beings who deserve our concern and attention. Don’t let the media forget that.

One last entry sums it all up:

So, here is the final update:

I finished the rest of the Qur’an and nothing there made me change my mind about the Manson-like quality of the cult.

Closed – Qur’an Project

Let me be quick to point out that my understanding that the cult is not Islam, itself. While I personally have grave doubts regarding the Muslim faith, that’s not an indictment against those who hold it. The Muslims I know are as tolerant and accepting as anyone else. Rather, the cult is those extremists who commit violence against people who have done them no wrong. Can anyone really argue otherwise?

More details here.

Quoting a telegraph.co.uk article by Thomas Coghlan, Captain Ed draws an interesting parallel between the fugitive Taliban leadership and the last days of Hitler. (Via InstaPundit)
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In the interest of keeping things efficient for those of you on dialup or with a zillion feeds that you’re aggregating, I’ve pared this back to feeding only abstracts.
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I’m humbled to see that, despite seeing no readers listed on the FeedBurner stats page the last time – well, the last many times I checked – that there are actually a few people who have me in their aggregators, and apparently are updating regularly.
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Interviewing with the Guardian, novelist Tom Wolfe thinks that the liberal elite “hasn’t got a clue.” (Via my co-worker Steve)
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I thought I was getting back into the swing of things but something microscopic had other ideas.
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This past week I’ve been working a shifted schedule, and that’s been cutting into my reading (and blogging) time.
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