Grey hair or grey cells?

I read this very interesting note in The Economist about Fred Thompson's candidacy: "A GROWING number of Republicans are hoping that Fred Thompson, a former senator and television actor, will throw his hat into the presidential ring. Should he do so, he’d be wise to keep his head well-covered during the television appearances and stump speeches he makes over the coming months. That is because Mr Thompson is bald, and American voters prefer hair on the presidential cranium."

On a vaguely related note, I like this quote from Samuel Hoffenstein: “Babies haven't any hair; Old men's heads are just as bare; between the cradle and the grave lie a haircut and a shave”

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Child slavery

I found this most amusing menu cover at a restaurant. Click on the image and read the small print carefully.

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Continental Divide Trail

I got back this weekend after a nice little break in the Rocky Mountain National Park. I went backpacking over the section of the Continental Divide Trail that runs through the park with my buddies Rajiv and Rohit (a.k.a. Sumo). It's one of the most beautiful trails I have hiked. We went Kayaking in the Grand Lake afterwards.

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