Problem with the snack skippage is that I now want to go and have steak for lunch, instead of my standard soup. And I'll also have to have lunch before my nap, not after.

Hell, I might go buy it now.

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War with Iran? A carrier strike force (centered around the USS Eisenhower) left port yesterday and will arrive in the Persian Gulf on October 21. The Eisenhower is supposedly going to releive the USS Enterprise, but they could easly keep the Enterprise there longer if it's needed.

The above link discusses some conspiracy theories about how the war might begin....

In some places, you can combine dragonflies and snacks.

Darn your quick fingers and advanced time zone, Raq. I was all set for this:

But I really like dragonflies.

I also have not had a snack this morning, and I don't remember the point of skipping it.

This solved my boredom for about three minutes.

AIM Fight

This is scary. A teacher is fired because she took her students on an approved field trip to an art museum, where they happened to see a nude art sculpture.

A teacher is fired because she took her students on an approved field trip to an art museum, where they happened to see a nude art sculpture.

Yeah. And the parents all signed permission slips.

I just AIMfought myself. And won, so it's okay.

I think I have to nap now.

Ah yes, Frisco. And L wonders why I never visit her up there.

More on the Ike deployment:

The Eisenhower had been in port at the Naval Station Norfolk for several years for refurbishing and refueling of its nuclear reactor; it had not been scheduled to depart for a new duty station until at least a month later, and possibly not till next spring. Family members, before the orders, had moved into the area and had until then expected to be with their sailor-spouses and parents in Virginia for some time yet. First word of the early dispatch of the "Ike Strike" group to the Persian Gulf region came from several angry officers on the ships involved, who contacted antiwar critics like retired Air Force Col. Sam Gardiner and complained that they were being sent to attack Iran without any order from the Congress.

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Of course, Gardiner agrees, recent ship movements and other signs of military preparedness could be simply a bluff designed to show toughness in the bargaining with Iran over its nuclear program. But with the Iranian coast reportedly armed to the teeth with Chinese Silkworm antiship missiles, and possibly even more sophisticated Russian antiship weapons, against which the Navy has little reliable defenses, it seems unlikely the Navy would risk high-value assets like aircraft carriers or cruisers with such a tactic. Nor has bluffing been a Bush MO to date.

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More Fox efforts to tar Dems with Foley