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The plan, should I choose to accept it: is to go to Target to get some cleaning items. Particularly, new toilet brushes. Mine are looking...beyond the pale. I'm not the neatest person in the world, so when a toilet brush offends me, it's in bad shape.

Then to the store to ensure I have some cooking supplies for this week.

Noam Chomsky

The latest issue of The Sun magazine arrived in my mailbox the other day. It contains an interview of Noam Chomsky, the well known linguistics professor at MIT, and an equally well known political activist. The article focuses on Chomsky's view of American propaganda, particularly involving our conflict with Iraq. It's a fantastic interview, providing the reader opportunities for further investigation.
( Some excerpts )

Names of Popes

For some reason, I become fascinated by the names of the Popes we have had over time. I find it quite cool that we had a Pope Lando. We had a Cletus, too! And who could forget a Pope Hilarius. I am sure it doesn't mean what it sounds like, however.

Take a look at the names. I sorted them in order of name, so you can see how many repeats there were.

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