~~~That sure is some swell picture, isn't it? The Brooklyn bridge. The Hudson River. And of course ~The Twin Towers~ rising benignly over everything.

Well, at least until 11 September 2001, anyway.

I spotted it at the end of an article I was reading from one of my endless links to "info" stuff -- actually, from a place called Alternet.com -- a very good website that manages to find offbeat stories about the stinkin' world of politics and the stinkin' homo sapiens who inhabit that world.

Know what? I think I will just hit the "Publish Post" button now, close this infernal machine, crawl into the refrigerator and meditate for a moment or two.......realize I am beginning to feel very cold in there......crawl out and into the "snackie" cupboard instead. Ah yes, there we are! -- Pretzels. Aw-ritey! And a tall glass of ice-cold soda to wash them down? -- Woo-Woo! My cup runneth over. Life is not all bad after all, eh?