a very quick glance at the news

you know, i am not a neophyte, and i've been exposed to enough over the years to have no illusions as to the typical honesty (or lack thereof) of politicians, especially state and local ones. but this article by dan walters in the sacramento bee just reafirms my belief that they should just go down town, and toss the entire bunch in the slammer.

and on a sad note for scientists and wizards everywhere, James Crick, one of the team that discovered the double helix shape of dna molecules died at the age of 88.