Non!
While I am happy about the defeat of the "EU constitution" in France, I fear that the French may have made the right decision for the wrong reasons. And if one makes the right decision for the wrong reasons, one is then less likely to make the right decision in later instances. Still, for now I shall simply enjoy the "non" vote and look forward to a similar result in tomorrow's referendum in The Netherlands.

March of Death
I have blisters on both big toes from Sunday's March of Death (centerpiece of the "3rd Annual Memorial Day Camping Bonanza"), an arduous trek through the Sleeping Bear Dunes all the way to Lake Michigan. How in blazes does one develop blisters while barefoot?! Son of a fuck, that smarts!