I was listening to a song where the singer was saying how you hurt those who love you, my little polecat. Polecat? Actually the song was called “Coquette”.

Brought to my attention by a loyal reader: People don’t pay attention. 17% of Americans surveyed knew that none of the hijackers was Iraqi, while 44% believed some or most of them were.

Two books of the day today, both lavishly illustrated coffee table books. The Art of the Airways by Geza Szurow features beautiful reproductions of vintage airline posters, from the days when air travel was romantic. Pacific Legacy: Image and Memory from World War II in the Pacific by Rex Alan Smith and Gerald A. Meehl shows the physical remnants of WWII in the Pacific. From memorials and monuments (on both sides) to rusted-out airplanes crashed in the jungle and helmeted skeletons that turned up in someone’s back garden. Lots of history is given to link these islands of memory to the events that caused them.

The Disgruntled Housewife webpage is prettier and maybe funnier and more informative than my website. But I don’t resent her for it. No.