I know when I'm (temporarily) whipped . . . I'm an amateur at this stuff and there's too much happening for me to be very lucid. So - I'm taking a one week sabbatical and will resume this nonsense on March 1.

I encourage you, however, to use the sidebar links to stay informed. I recommend The Agonist, truthout, Information Clearing House, and War in Iraq for news; Axis of Logic, Dissident Voice, Democratic Underground, and Left End of the Dial for commentary.

Don't believe anything you hear from anyone else . . . and, until March 1, keep your head down, and . . .

Be at peace.