"The true division of humanity is between those who live in light and those who live in darkness. Our aim must be to diminish the number of the latter and increase the number of the former. That is why we demand education and knowledge." -- Victor Hugo

Bloggies voting still open: I'm late on this, but the nominations are in and the voting is open for the Bloggies, the third annual weblog awards.

A politician with a heart: Sen. Bob Graham of Florida was going to throw his hat into the ring, but instead will have surgeons throw out a piece of his heart (he will have aortic valve replacement). Your host, fkaJames, is also facing this surgery at some not-too-distant point in the future (though the projected date keeps slipping by a couple years with each visit to the cardiologist -- apparently the ol' ticker is able to compensate for its shortcomings better than anticipated). I don''t know what Sen. Graham is planning, but I've always felt that there were two songs that would be appropriate for the operating room during this surgery -- All of Me, and Piece of My Heart. Yes, I've given it some thought.