Yes....the above is a great cartoon..."the ability to laugh at one's situation is vital to a long life..." CPF 12/03/06

TPNS: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iraq was in the grip of Civil War as US and Iraqi forces attacked insurgent bases in a bid to shore up the authority of a government itself riven by factional rivalries. Its weird to be an "eye-witness" to this monumental story as it unfolds in real time...Its unfortunate that few Americans realize the implications...as they live in a state of comfortable numbness...BUT NOT IN MY CLASS...:) Kudos to those students that are taking their education to heart and are clearly in charge of their learning!!!! Ryan Clark comes to mind...eight years from now, that kid could be a doctor...yeah, I can see it and I think he can too...pretty cool! Or Kayla Jenkins, forsenic psychologist...yeah I can see it, for sure. Or even Nate Lewis, documentary film maker, seems possible, but only if he goes for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Six hours on the bike this weekend...all on back country trails, all in the early morning, frosty pre-dawn hours, all solo, and all with an eye on the prize...The Arrowhead 135 Ultra-endurance Mountain Bike Race begins two months from today!!!!!!!!!!!