Finally Uncovered! Dubya's War-Related "Medals"

Even if you don't appreciate the humor politically, you gotta give the brains behind this Fatwallet.com affiliate credit for creative license. They offer hard-core evidence, the kind our intelligence system demands, of the war-related medals won by President George W. Bush during his service in, well, whatever he served in and whenever he served. Find them at Cockeyed.com for a few grins (No. 28 among today's top links).

For the more compassionate side of these United States of America, a web site founded to provide resources and links to victims of Hurricane Charley, Strengthen the Good, has been joined by a similar service from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation on of Venice.

For a sense of just how small and connected the world really is, check out No. 33 on today's list of top links, a photo of Earth at Night.

But what's on the minds of school children and parents everywhere these next few weeks? Why the start of school, that's what. And what does each school year bring? More politically correct ways to take the fun out of school and pile on the self-esteem. Or so they claim. Among today's blog finds, a move among Boston schools to replace red pens with purple pens for correcting those pesky writing assignments and term papers. Seems some teachers find red a bit too "over-the-top in its aggression," according to one teacher. My question: how long until the same people who claimed the purple Teletubby character was gay start mouthing off about the hidden agenda behind purple Sharpies? Similary, out Sacramento way, school officials are clamping down on that out-of-control activity known as "recess." Just what kids need: one more reason not to enjoy school. Maybe they can do origami instead, based on this No. 40-ranked BlogPulse link today.

TREND GRAPH OF THE DAY: Which free, independent elections are getting more blog traction than others? Iraq vs. Florida vs. Afghanistan. Revealing, eh?