The League of Nations
I'm sure this new U.N./African Union force will prove a silver bullet solution: Darfurlink. Just like the U.N. forces in Bosnia from 1992-'95 and Rwanda in '94. Boy howdy, those blue-helmeted cowboys sure are effective, yessiree Bob! So, the long-suffering people of Darfur will be freed from the constant threat of murder and rape... except by U.N. peacekeepers and other employees, who really distinguished themselves with organized rape, pedophilia, extortion, and prostitution rings in Congo-Kinshasa, Burundi, Sierre Leone, Guinea, Kosovo, and Liberia. So, U.N. peacekeepers will either stand-by and watch the slaughter of innocents, as they did throughout Rwanda in '94 and at Srebrenica in '95, or they will actively prey upon those already victimized, just as they're done throughout equatorial Africa over the last decade. Fantastic. Way to go, Mankind, we can really be proud of yourselves today, we've taken a stand and said that human suffering is A-OK, as long as the brutalizers have a United Nations mandate.

I am increasingly of the belief that the United Nations Organization does more harm than good to the cause of building a better world. I am sure there are factors I have not considered; so, if you disagree, please, I beseech you to comment.

Ricky Fitness
Though for a few hours more it's still July, the reality is that tempus fugate and football season is fast approaching. So, this afternoon I deigned to tape Gilmore Girls and watch Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption while I exercised. I really should have foreseen the looming debacle: Frank Gore, the featured running back for the San Francisco 49ers, broke a bone in his hand during a drill on the first day of training camp. Instead of debating how this injury might adversely affect Gore's performance and thus the prospects of the 49ers, the ATH panel discussed the implications for... wait for it... fantasy football "owners."

I will amputate, sauté, and devour my own dexter arm before ever again watching Around the Horn.