I think I’ve hit news overload.  With the amount of things bombarding me on a daily basis, I’ve pretty much resorted to getting my information from The Daily Show because I need that sweet candy coating put on my news, or else my head might blow up.

Peace Mom.  War Mom.  Illegal immigrants.  Hurricanes.  Runaway teen actresses.  Deadlines in Iraq blown again.  States of emergency.  Rolling blackouts.  Housing bubbles.  Chinese military threats.  And that was all just in the first 10 pages of today’s Los Angeles Times, and that includes several full-page ads for the latest and greatest in cell phones. 

I wish there was a way we could all just take a break before we hit a flashpoint.  As insane as it sounds, my grandfather told me stories about how when he was fighting in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, everyone—American and German, people on both sides—laid down their arms and stopped trying to kill each other on Christmas Day.  It would be stellar if we just had one day like that now… just a worldwide Day Off From Everything.

The Evolution Control Committee featuring Dan Rather - “Rocked by Rape”
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