"But when the devil says to you again, 'You are damned'," St. Francis said, "You answer him confidently, 'Open you mouth--and I will [empty my bowels] in it!"

Note: In the Actus an Italian expression is used which corresponds to the English "four-letter word."

    --The Little Flowers of St. Francis

"There's even some evil mothers who will tell you that everything is made out of dirt."

     --Lou Reed

Tell it to the judge

Last week's 'Shut Down Guantanamo' event at the Supreme Court provided some pretty nice photo opportunities that did not get as much play as we would have liked. Here is one of the money-shots that I think more newspapers could have used if they were into that kind of thing.

Other Brothers Twain

and occasional visitors to the Spartan Bar

I'll tell you one thing, and ask you another.

The peace and justice movement has been largely ignored by the mainstream media and political leaders in the United States. Do they really understand who they are dealing with?