your dog used for target practice

The horror of Katrina and the aftermath was hideous and impossible to watch without feeling sick. I remember weeping for days and almost screaming at the images of the idiot in chief glad-handing while residents of New Orleans were trapped with no help coming. It was and is an outrage. The mismanagement of that disaster is of historic proportions. And as an animal lover, I could only imagine how heartbreaking it would be for people to have to leave their homes, to separate from their families, and to be forced to leave their beloved pets behind. Now this, from ABC.

200 suspects

Larry Flynt reports he's received over 200 tips in response to his offer of a million bucks to "anyone who could provide proof of an illicit sexual encounter with a high-ranking government official."

I'm no fan of Larry Flynt for all sorts of reasons, but I am always happy to see hypocrisy regarding sexual matters exposed. It's especially satisfying when it's a government official who's condoning abstinence and marriage while getting regular blowjobs on the side.

Let's start with this guy. Look closely (closely) and shudder:

sociopath?

I am a Sopranos addict. So last night, Tony's in his shrink's office waiting to see her. He's looking at a magazine and finds a recipe he likes, tears it out. He neatly folds it, tucks it in his jacket pocket. For the shrink, this is further evidence that he's a sociopath.

You? Do you ever surreptitiously tear out an article, an ad, a recipe, from public reading material in a waiting room? Ever walked out with an entire magazine? Magazines will fit in purses, of course, but for you guys, it's a simple matter to tuck it under a coat, head briskly for the door. Me, yes, and I am ashamed, at least a little bit. I used to sashay out with entire magazines, then went through a period of taking them back when finished. But I hate reading half of something and not the rest. Do you? Are you an occasional page thief?