Special note to Gunnar on Dubya posting, please keep the following in mind:

> For all the debate on such odd topics as map coloring --not to mention
> the *Uranian Confusion*, endless and boring speculations on TSE's
> sexual preferencies-- the central themes of the list seem to have been
> forgotten.



BUT, since Dubya and birds HAVE come up, here is a short commentary
involving a bird, Ronald Reagan, television shows, reality and "Four
Quartets."

    The wisdom of talking birds
    Jeremy Dauber
    http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/commop/dauber/p-110899dauber.html


Regards,
   Rick Parker