The Museum of Sex (motto: now closed for headache) is displaying this bust of Hillary Clinton as some kind of statement about female sexuality and political power.

To me, it looks like what would happen if Emperor Palpatine were given a sex change and a Wonderbra…

Amazingly, distractions make learning difficult!

Also, fire is hot, round things roll, and Ted Kennedy likes scotch.

Pat Buchanan says that Israel’s actions in Lebanon are “un-Christian”…

The Space Shuttle Discovery has successfully touched down at Kennedy Space Center after its 12-day mission to the International Space Station.

Chechen terrorist leader Shamil Basayev was killed by Russian Spetznaz troops in Ingushetia Province. Basayev was responsible for the Moscow theater takeover and the takeover of the school in Beslan that led to the deaths of dozens of Russian children.

CNN has an article on vlog pioneer Amanda Congdon leaving the Rocketboom video blog. I’m not really tuned into the whole video blogging world – at least not yet, but Rocketboom was always one of my favorites – mainly because of Amanda Congdon’s geeky girl-next-door charm.

It’s too bad she’s gone, as Rocketboom will have a hard time finding a replacement. However, it is certain that Ms. Congdon’s career is just beginning, and she’ll be back on the air net in short order…

Somehow, if I were an astronaut about to launch on a shuttle mission, the fact that there are vultures circling the pad would not exactly be the most reassuring thought…

Israeli Defense Forces troops have entered the Gaza Strip to hunt down the terrorists responsible for the abduction of Cpl. Gilad Shalit.

With Hamas still refusing to recognize Israel’s right to exist, it is clear that Israel must do whatever it can to protect itself against an enemy that knows almost no sense of morality or decency.

Good hunting to the IDF, and may Cpl. Shalit be returned safety to Israel and those responsible for his abduction brought to justice – by trial or by fire.

Making a whistling sound with a descending pitch in my presence was funny the first time. We all had a good laugh. It is hereby forbidden.

Unsurprisingly, the Federal Marriage Amendment has been killed in the Senate. I don’t think it had much chance of passing, and I’d suspect the GOP wouldn’t mind keeping that issue in play through 2006…