Molly Ivins - AN IRAQ EXIT IS UP TO US

You know, it's taken all these years for Molly to get mad, now that she is...She writes a hell of a great piece. I am only sorry she didn't get mad 4 years ago.

The president of the United States does not have the sense God gave a duck -- so it's up to us. You and me, Bubba.
I don't know why Bush is just standing there like a frozen rabbit, but it's time we found out. The fact is WE have to do something about it. This country is being torn apart by an evil and unnecessary war, and it has to be stopped NOW.
This war is being prosecuted in our names, with our money, with our blood, against our will.

Go read the rest of the piece. Molly Ivins just proves that not every thing that comes out of Texas is ...Just use your own term here.

Source: Molly Ivins - Creators.com - Creators Syndicate

Memphis Commercial Appeal - Green Thumb

 Now here's a gardening ~ living concept to write home about. Slow Gardening from Slow Cooking, very Zen...

Leave it to Felder Rushing to come up with a concept that will get us thinking about our gardens in new ways.

Slow Gardening, which gets it cues from the Slow Food movement, is gardening according to your climate and with your own personal philosophy.

"It's gardening in a way that has more people growing more stuff through more seasons while expending less energy and resources," said Rushing...

From the article it seems this is a concept just starting to be fleshed out by Mr. Rushing. Keep an eye out for more on this in the future.

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal - Green Thumb