Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it.  Happy other holidays to those who celebrate winter holidays.  And to the whole world (at least the Northern Hemisphere) happy solstice!  The days are getting longer again and with them may there be a return of light to all our lives. (For the Southern Hemisphere, I’m sorry, it’s all downhill for you, now…) Apologies to people whose emails I haven’t answered, I went offline for a few days.  I’ll get back to you as soon as the holiday craziness ends. Cheers and warm wishes, Shadow

“I’m not racist, I love black people, I was talking about Mexicans.” How do these people walk around looking like normal, decent human beings?  How do they fool me time and again?  Can’t we brand them on the forehead or something so at least they’re recognizable on sight?