Quick Point #1: I am in receipt of at least a dozen e-mails telling me different ways of spelling "al-qaeda." Rather than choose, I have decided I will show my contempt for the organization by spelling its name inconsistently. Don't tell me I'm not doing my part to fight terrorism. And if I get mad enough, I may also start misspelling "Iraq." That'll show 'em.
Quick Point #2: Yes, I know how cheap and easy it is to get a DVD Player that will handle PAL disks and I may just do that. But I shouldn't have to. Laurel and Hardy should — like clean air, clean water and copies of the book I'm finishing up at the moment — be readily available to all.
Thank you.