government

Hello friends and neighbors! Yes, it has been a while since your friend and lifeline to the strange has posted, but I have had other issues in my life than putting out blogs of late. So, all three of my loyal readers can now sit back and rejoice that I have returned to my peanut-butter crusted keypad to hammer out some more nonsense for your approval and enlightenment.

Two articles have caught my attention today. Yes, that is two….more than one and less than three. You all thought I could not read that much in one week did you? Fie on you, of course I can, with the help of a secretary and my tattered copy of Webster’s Dictionary.

These two articles pertain to some of my favorite things; women’s unmentionable under-things, earthquakes, and frogs.

Recently a gathering of Islamic leaders in Dakar, Senegal, has brought together leaders from many countries to discuss what they described as "Islamophobia." Included in this gathering were respectable leaders from Muslim countries, a handful of despotic maniacs, and a complete desire to ignore basic human freedoms.

Is it possible that there can be no understanding between the east and the west? I, personally, do not think so, but we in the west are not the only people that have to make changes to make that possible. According to our friends in the AP:

Concerned about what they see as a rise in the defamation of Islam, leaders of the world's Muslim nations are considering taking legal action against those that slight their religion or its sacred symbols. It was a key issue during a two-day summit that ended Friday in this western Africa capital.

Since we were earlier talking about the role of the village idiot in society, I thought it appropriate to show one of my favorite Monty Python skits regarding this very topic: