Highlights

Unless otherwise noted, these were selected by Kat, Cedric, Betty, Elaine, Wally, Rebecca and Mike.

"You're not supposed to snort Sticky Bumps" -- we loved this one. "Sticky Bumps" is surfboard wax, in case you don't know. This piece will have you nodding and laughing all at the same time.

"THIS JUST IN! 'DO I LOOK LIKE A WALTER REED SCAPEGOAT?'" and "Alberto's telling you he's not going" -- Wally and Cedric tackle the issue of whether or not Alberto Gonzales will resign.

"Couching with a Potato Head" -- Betty's latest chapter explains the team required just to get Thomas Friedman up to typing out drivel.

"harriet tried to get out before the subpoenas were served" -- Rebecca following the unfolding Gonzales scandal.


"Richard & Neil" -- we couldn't agree more with Kat. And we think Thompson is a writer who gets by on "indicating" more often than sharing. Overrated. We'll look forward to RT's anti-war song and wish him the best but the sad truth is, his songs need someone like Maria McKee to pour life into them because, lyrically, they're barely sketched in.

"Dave Lindorff" -- Elaine goes over everyone's approach to speaking (and sums it up very well -- "I do do that!" was the most often heard comment when we were reading her post.

"Steamed Fish and Green Apples in the Kitchen" -- while Elaine explained each of our approaches to speaking, Trina talked about the Texas trip in terms of food (the recipe is community member Billie's) and also addressed the myth of apathy.

"Dallas," "North Texas and Ira Chernus," "East Texas," "Matthew Rothschild, Texas, etc.," and
"Ann Wright, Danny Schechter" -- Mike charts the Texas trip, day by day. He was against us including everyone of his entry but (a) they make for really interesting reads and (b) we planned to write about Texas this week but time got away from us.

"THIS JUST IN! DARLENE SUPERVILLE? NOT SO SUPER!" and "Oopsie, AP!" -- Wally & Cedric's joint-post. They knew there was no way Vanity Fair would put Valerie Plame on the cover but they say "thank you" to C.I. who, when they asked, said, "Viggo was the cover." AP will apparently make up any "fact" in order to smear Valerie Plame.

"And the war drags on . . ." -- and we love the personal story C.I. tells at the end. Rebecca (who has met the woman C.I.'s speaking of) enjoyed it most but we all thought it was worth sharing.