It's Columbus Day here in America, and an official holiday for many workplaces. Having put in a good half day's work I'm going to head off now to engage in a certain bourgeois activity enjoyed out of doors (it's a gorgeous day, probably one of the last Indian-summer-ish days we'll have) and more often associated with Republicans. I like to be unpredictable when I can.
I am afraid, however, that predictably enough, I have rather mixed feelings about old Chris himself. Obviously a clever navigator, but otherwise a nasty piece of work. Dick Cheney would have liked him.
But I guess it wasn't retiring types who were inclined to sail the seven seas, then or today. In fact, check out this map of pirate attacks around the world just this year. Pretty stunning. Reminds you there are things in this world that won't change no matter who the president is.
