Sorry the lack of updates lately. Work has been crazy busy, and will likely continue to be so for the next two weeks.

Following the news, I am very, very suspicious of the government's defense of the treatment of the Al-queda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. If they are treating them fairly, then why won't they recognize them as having Geneva Convention rights as POW's? I think the only answer is that they are torturing these men for information, and want to protect their butts if the news comes out. Torture is "legal" if they aren't POW's. (Ok, torture is never legal under international law or the Constitution, but neither seem to matter much to the authorities these days.)

On to happier subjects... painting has been a joy lately. I've changed gears some, moving back to Acrylics (I have been mostly working in watercolors since this summer) and also experimenting with oils for the first time.
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