And then, and then Putin and J will become BFFs and then J will set me up on a date with Vlad and Vlad will be all like, well, if Jerome think's she's hot, I do trust his judgement...  And then we'll run away together, but not before J is the best man in our wedding.  And then...

Anyway, back to reality.

I'd stay away from London sushi joints just to be safe.  :)

Here is a TOTAL non-sequitor:

I was watching the McLaughlin Group's year-in-review show.  McLaughlin accused Pat Buchanan of concentrating too much on foreign affairs, and Pat said, "Well, it wouldn't kill you to pick up an FT now and then, John!"

Other highlights, Pat Buchanan and the democrat Eleanor Clift agree the most under recognized person of the year was Howard Dean.  And in the "Sorry to see you go" category, while most people picked dead celebrities, McLaughlin chose to mourn the passing of Capitalism.

Great stuff...

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.