Sorry – the holidays are really cutting into my blogging time! (But gotta have some chill-out time with family and friends ) Happy New Year everyone!
Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
UN Lowers Flags to Half Staff for Kim Jong Il Funeral ~ More United Nation’s insanity; let’s all mourn the murderous dictator.
 
Police Union Blames Occupy D.C. for City’s Rising Crime Rate ~ Funny, there was never a problem when close to a million Tea Partiers descended on the Capitol…
 
Green energy begins to resemble Soylent Green ~ Reality check.
 
Obama Recruits Qaradawi ~ The administration is working with a Muslim Brotherhood jurist. Victoria Jackson may come across as a ditsy blonde… but she’s right: Former SNL Actress Victoria Jackson: ‘Muslim Brotherhood Has Infiltrated Our Highest Positions in Gov’t’
 
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” trailer:

Looks a lot more intense than the old animated version. Bummer though – still a year away from release.