So I did me some talking to the sun.

What a great story it is regarding the amazing rescue of Captain Richard Phillips off the coast of Somalia. First, Captain Phillips negotiates with the pirates to free the rest of the sailors and take him hostage instead. Then the Navy comes and secretly attaches these cables to the boat with Captain Phillips and the pirates and gradually pulls it so it is only seventy-five feet away from the American battleship. By this point, three of the Navy SEAL's finest snipers have parachuted onto the Navy warship. They patiently wait until the perfect shot and they simultaneously kill the pirates and then take a fourth as a prisoner. Wow! Think of how difficult it would be to get that shot. They are 75 feet away, the targets are moving, and let's not forget that both the ship they are on is moving, plus the much smaller pirate ship is moving too. It is an impossible shot. Plus, if they miss, the pirate is probably dead. It will make a great movie some day. Supposedly all of these TV stations are negotiating with the U.S. Navy to make a reality show about their battles with piracy. By the way, the order to kill the pirates came from President Obama. All of those Republicans who thought Obama was some hippie wimp were hopefully pleasantly surprised by Obama's decision to strike first.

1. It looks like the state of Minnesota finally will find out when they get a second senator. Yesterday, the courts officially recognized Al Franken (D) as the winner of the senate race. Naturally, Norm Coleman has appealed this. The Star Tribune expects late June to be when this mess is finally sorted out... assuming that it is not appealed to the Supreme Court.

2. Currently listening to "Somewhere only we know" by Keane.