Thank You for Smoking

Hilarious movie. Except for the egregious miscasting of Katie Holmes, seriously entertaining.

Best seen with a Washington audience.

Preachy

Yeah, I got up at 6 am.

Yeah, I'm a wreck.

If you're curious about what I had to say at a 7am service comprising a whopping 10 congregants, you can read my three-minute homily here.

You Just Know This Was Earned

Driving along this afternoon, I was stopped by a traffic light in front of this house, and had just enought time to snap a couple of quick frames through the closed car window. I'm astonished that this image came out as well as it did.

The most amusing thing about it, however, is that at a block away from my destination (another mile or so), there was ANOTHER house equally festooned. Must be something going on in this community.

An eyesore and aggravation for the occupants, no doubt. But strangely beautiful and compelling nonetheless, especially on a windy late afternoon.