The Celebration Across Iraq

"What a great difference between the dignified Lions of Mesopotamia who are fighting to create happiness for their people, and those who are lurking in the dark corners to spread death and sadness among innocent people."

- Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Kamel Al-Maliki


For the record, the bestowing of the title "Lions of Mesopotamia" upon the national team is not something to be taken lightly. This traditional title has been held back from politicians and military figures over the last decade. To see it used this morning was something truly special, as was the victory.

Seriously. Batman would be crushed.

View from amtrak window en route from CT to NY.

Need directions in downtown Hartford?

shopping was a great success!

"American Notes"

"Quiet people avoid the question of the Presidency, for there will be a new election in three years and a half, and party feeling runs very high: the great constitutional feature of this institution being, that directly the acrimony of the last election is over, the acrimony of the next one begins ... "

- Charles Dickens, visiting the United States in 1842

Whoa, basil got big

Remember the little sprouts from once upon a time? They're all grown up.

Mint eats crepes.

With nutella banana nut filling. From Cafe Blu.

Rabbit! Rabbit!

If you don't start posting soon it's going to become a cat blog.

Not a photo

Overheard by wall st. : "if he was destined to go to business school how did he ever get into comics? ... The guy loves boxes."

3 cats 11 legs 1 studio.

couldn't get them to stay still in one place very well..

Last one I promise

So cute I would have paid HER $20 to LET ME feed it..

Smallness is not conveyed