Now I am not one to blindly repost others' work. However, this is so homurous that I cannot resist.

A note on the author... You may notice that for for quite a while I have had a link to James Lileks' web site on my links. This past week, there was a significant shakeup at the Star Tribune and Mr. Lileks, who for years has written an excellent column for that paper, found himself re-assigned. Now, in the past when I see a copy of the Star Tribune, I look for exactly 4 things, in this order; James Lileks' column (recent called the Quirk, but I prefer the former and longer Backfence format), Dilbert, Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz, and anything in the Sports section about the Vikings. Now I will only have 3 things to look for in the Strib.

While the Quirk has been fun, Mr. Lileks' blog, the Bleat, is better. There are very few blogs that I would consider paying money to read. So, check it out. I understand that it may not be everybody's cup of java, but I really enjoy him. Besides, his picture reminds me of Jeff Berletic. See now everyone will run off to Lileks' site just to see what I'm talking about :)

OK, so maybe that was more than a "note". I was going to copy the best part of the blog entry that inspired this, but, rather than waste precious electrons, I will just post a permalink to said blog. Please read the description of the Immigration Bill.

I aspire to write half as well as Lileks. It's odd. On one hand, I think people who write this well should be richly rewarded for their skill. On the other hand, content this good should be availabel to everyone.