Note to journal writers in Chicago: Please box up some snow and ship it down south a bit. I am exceedingly jealous and wish to have a walk in the snow this evening. Thank you.

Note to Turkey (the country, not the bird): Oh dear. No. Please. Don�t encourage this Bush administration. Say you didn�t mean it. Say the US can�t actually use your military bases, should it come to war in Iraq. Say you were �just funnin� us.� Thank you.

Note to self: It wasn�t really ever hip to be square.