somedays_go_on stork daddy you should never have a oil painting commissioned of your favorite couple. because they could break up...and then you're stuck with a painting of them riding on a unicorn together. also...naming a kid nazi or al qaida would probably be pretty mean...but so is naming your kid moxy crimefighter. do you hear me penn gillette?! also.;.;.;.;.; that's a pleasant pattern. also...to avoid the effects of vote splitting i think in major elections you should be able to have a backup choice and the backup vote would be worth a half a point. that way you don't split a vote and let a candidate win that repulses the majority while they can still voice their ultimate preference. ties could be likely, but it would allow for true run-offs. any problems with this that i'm not thinking of? finally...studying at 4a.m. with the volume low and it's a re-run of saturday night live and tom petty's playing. i can't hear what he's singing, i can only hear the heavy-struck chords, but it's good to know he's singing about something true and good and defiant. 060507 ... oren Tom's twelve string is awesome. It sets his sound apart from so many others. His best work, in my opinion, was when he got Jeff Lynne to produce for him. "Runnin' Down A Dream" is just pure genius. 060507 what's it to you? who go blather from