When I saw the headline "Officials Continue Efforts to Pave Riverside in Elkhorn", I thought I'd accidentally opened the Onion. Unfortunately, it wasn't a satire or parody, it was reality. There really is a small cadre of Elkhorn City elected officials who are calling for the paving of the river bank so their car club can have burnouts on the river.
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I have no idea where to begin this week. The slow drip of chemicals pumping into my bloodstream isn't helping. |
It seems like a great time to share a bit of Shakespeare. In particular, Act 2, Scene 7 from the Merchant of Venice. |
Memories are surely short among some Americans these days. Just last June they celebrated "obliterating" Iran's nuclear ambitions. |