Ann and I watched The Ring last night. It was one of the scariest movies we've ever seen - Ann slept with a flashlight. Highly recommended.

It isn't A Walk in the Woods, but here's a pretty funny account of a "hike" along the strip malls in Warwick, RI.

At least one branch of our government got something right. Here's an excellent excerpt from the ruling that applies to so much more than just sodomy:

"Liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions into a dwelling or other private places. In our tradition, the State is not omnipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. Freedom extends beyond spatial bounds. Liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct"

In my view, the country I love could probably survive another four years of Bush. But not if he gets to appoint two new justices to the supreme court like Scalia or Thomas who dissented with this opinion.

Can I move to another country? Because this is just scary.

Here are the top 20 greatest songs of the last 25 years according to VH1:

20 You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
19 Fight The Power - Public Enemy
18 Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
17 Photograph - Def Leppard
16 Don't Speak - No Doubt
15 Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd
14 Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
13 Waterfalls - TLC
12 You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
11 Jump - Van Halen
10 Like A Virgin - Madonna
9 Every Breath You Take - The Police
8 I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
7 When Doves Cry - Prince
6 Walk This Way - (with Steven Tyler/Joe Perry) Run-D.M.C.
5 One - U2
4 Lose Yourself - Eminem
3 Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
2 Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Now, I know I'm never going to agree with one of these lists, but "Lose Yourself" by Eminem at number 4? I can think of several better Eminem songs, for God's sake. Am I just getting old?

I think I might have to vote for John Kerry. Any candidate who made it onto Nixon's enemies list is good enough for me.

I beat Ann at Scrabble! 258 to 164. Click on the image for a bigger view and try to guess which words were mine and which were Ann's.