FROM MY EMAIL: it’s not a good idea to irritate RAF pilots.


The RAF AV-8 Harrier Force's final flypast over the Houses of Parliament following the decision to decommission them. (It’s a photoshop, but still ....)

THE FUNNIEST THING happened on the way to my afternoon nap: I was called back to work - at least for a couple of months. My family responds:

Sister: After your being in "storage" for so long ... hope your co-workers are good with the smell of "moth balls"!

Son: Cool – congrats! That should be just enough time for you to get sick of working again.

Daughter: Remember to be social and ask lots of questions – people hate firing people they like – so maybe you can extend this.

So now you know why posting dropped off a bit.

OTHER THAN THAT, the story was accurate. Us Weekly apologizes to Sarah Palin over using fake quotes.

OBAMA JABBERWOCKY ON TAXES: one man’s loophole; another man’s stimulus. Crony capitalism at its best.

DESTRUCTIVE ECONOMIC MYTHS: supposed 'truths' are toppling America’s financial success.