Grammar . . .
. . . fail, part 2!

From our guidance on developing project planning documents:

Please remember: spelling, grammar and style does matter.

Yes, they does.

Grammar . . .

. . . fail!

From The Daily Mail:

Gaddafi has had billions of pounds worth of his assets frozen along with his daughter and four sons.

Perhaps Gaddafi's assets should be frozen. Perhaps one of his sons deserves it also.

But his daughter?

That seems exceedingly cold . . .

From Reuters:

Late Tuesday, a California judge issued a stay-away order barring Sheen from coming closer than 100 years to Mueller and their sons.

He should live so long.

I'll be here all week, folks.

Ah yes . . .

. . . life in southern Italy

On the Med. Oranges, warm breezes, pasta, and uh . . . snow?




Ok, the photography sucks - but it was cold on the balcony in my pajamas.

When life gives you lemons . . .

. . . make a pie

A new arrival in my department was house hunting today. His prospective landlord gave him a few locally grown lemons.

Think they're large enough?

Sometime this weekend, I will pull out my mother's merangue recipe and my grandmother's pie crust recipe, and will magically transform these little specimens into a full-on lemon merangue pie.

Photos to follow.

I have . . .

. . . a new philosophy

Grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom the hide the bodies of those who pissed me off.

Carry on . . .

The Daily . . .

. . . birdcage liner

The U.S. Navy has been criticised for spending almost half a million dollars of taxpayers' money on a flyover at the Super Bowl - while the stadium roof was closed.

Doesn't this rag have something more important to use to flex its journalistic muscles?

Lindsey Lohan's latest arrest?

Khloe Kardashian's see through top?

The teenage boy who wanted to join Girl Guides?

Wait. That WAS today's news.

Anyone who has tiniest bit of knowledge about high performance military aircraft realizes that pilots must practice continually. That is doubled for Navy pilots because their airports are VERY small, and in constant motion.

So, it doesn't matter whether they are flying across the everglades frightening alligators, or flying over the Super Bowl, providing entertainment, excitement and a little show of patrotism. In doing so, they have added to their flight hours, their flying skills, and their command and control capability. In fact, those flight hours would have been executed whether or not the Super Bowl asked for an overflight.

But why should a "reporter" for the mail let that interfere with a little mud slinging?

Barry . . .

. . . Stop. Please.

Losing patience, Obama challenges Egypt's leaders

Right now, the last thing any middle eastern country wants is advice from the United States. Further, the last thing on this planet that they care about is your lack of patience.

In his final statement, Obama challenged Egypt's leaders to plainly explain what the new changes mean and how they would help those who have led an uprising since late January.

Where do you derive standing to make such a demand of Egypt's leaders? What warrants your requirement of an explanation of internal affairs?

You have clearly demonstrated that you cannot fix everything. In fact, you have yet to prove that you can fix anything.

So, step back, take a breath and hit the pause button. If there is diplomatic work to be done, let the diplomats do their jobs.