CELEBRATE THE COWBOYS. Since the Cowboys now lead their division, and since wins have been few and far between the last several seasons, I have decided that Dallas fans need to celebrate before anything changes. So, expect to see riots in the streets, cars burning, stores looted. OK, we don't really do that here. We'll just look at each other and say "heh".

CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. It is a big day for citizen involvement. First, the California recall is on. The is pure democracy in action. Normally, in a republican form of government, you are stuck with your representatives for set terms. But, in California, if you do not like the governor, you can recall him by popular vote, at least after getting enough signatures on a petition. Liberals, of course, tried to stop the vote, as democracy scares them.

Second, Conservative Episcopalians meet in nearby Plano to discuss their future in their church. About 2600 folks are meeting today. Expect them to send a message to the big meeting later this month to the effect that they will not stay in the church while it violates Biblical principles.

Third, the Fort Worth city council, our local version of the blind leading the blind, is voting tonight on whether to stop police respone to burglar alarms on homes. The proposal is that they would not respond unless their is an eye witness to the burglary. I can hear the 911 call now. "Please come quickly, someone is breaking down my bedroom door!" "Well, ma'am, can anyone verify that? Can anyone see them?" "No, I'm hiding under the bed." "Sorry, can't help you." Our mayor opposes the idea and has had electronic calls made to register opposition. If this passes, I'm going to need more bullets.

BLACK DEATH AWARDS. I stumbled on a great article in GreenWatchHighlights. I don't think it was reported anywhere else.. Paul Driessen wrote the article reporting on the "Green Power-Black Death Awards" at the recent World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun. These awards were made to point out how the environmental activism of many liberal organizations hurts Third World countries.

First place went to Greenpeace "for leading million dollar coampaigns against energy, pesticides, biotechnology, trade and economic development that could improve or save millions of lives".

The European Union also got an award. A satirical substitute for the EU representative said "I want to thank our African, Asian and Latin American colonies for allowing us to bully them into submission - and letting us live in splendor, while they live in squalor." You might remember that the EU blocks the sale of genetically engineered food produced in the U.S., although it would greatly help feed starving millions in Africa. But, who cares if people die as long as Europe wins one over America?

It is a shame that Africa is often the battle ground for conflicts between the U. S. and France and its toadies, the E.U., while people starve, die of malaria, or get killed, while these larger powers deny them the very things that made us succeed, such as pesticides, food, drugs, and clean water.

THE NEW NEHEMIAH. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, Thailand will use mice to test the food for poison before serving it to the 21 leaders, including our president, who will attend. I guess Nehemiah wasn't available. Mice have become the new cup bearers to the king. Look for PETA to protest. I'm sure they would prefer that humans be used.

WORD UP. “If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.” Jeremiah 18:7-10.

It's amazing how fast the house can empty. The Little Woman woke up saying "oh no, Irene's party is at 9:30", jumped up, dressed, and was gone. Then The Baby left for band contest. One minute I was asleep, the next walking around in an empty house. This is the sign of things to come.

Good post here on the debate in France over America. Their political leaders seem frustrated that France does not command the international force that America does, but does not want to pay the price to command it.