Yes, but a diamondback is a snake, not a pig. And that should tell you something. (I'll let you know when I figure out what it is.) Besides, I have a warm spot in my heart for the Red Sox this year, if only to wonder how they will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory THIS time! But what do I know...I grew up a Phillies fan!

I also find it somewhat amusing that most of the people who are shouting so loudly about the need to give back stolen land are themselves reaping the benefits of living on stolen land. Oh, well, perspective is relative, isn't it? In the words of the late Shel Silverstein (which I once put to music--to make this a musical thread!):

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless
Christmas dinner's dark and blue
When you stop and try to see it
From the turkey's point of view

Sunday dinner isn't sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck

Oh how I once loved tuna salad
Pork and lobster, lamb chops too
Till I stopped and looked at dinner
From the dinner's point of view

Aloha,
Mark