BTW, if it hadn’t been for US mothers having serious concerns for the safety of people in FL with Frances coming ashore, I think we would have had seven or eight Giant Steps rather than five. The magic number of Giant Steps is approximately ten and the pace accellerates rapidly after the first few.

If there are any lurkers here who are Muslim or have access to the Islamic world, you really need to think about getting the message out. Time is running short and on Nov. 3 the clock gets a turbocharger. Be afraid, be very afraid.