After struggling with some unspecified or unknown illness for a couple of weeks I finally have the strength to sit down here an write a few lines but after opening the newspapers this morning I am not sure I want to. Then we have the upcoming race for mayor here in San Francisco which should be worth a few laughs except that this time the candidates are even more pathetic than in the past and Mayor Newsom does not have a serious challenger. With the high level of incompetency that exists under the dome at City Hall, it is a wonder that anything gets accomplished here.

Now some people are happy to see Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales resign but my question is this...who would be acceptable to both Republicans and Democrats? Also, would The Bush have the sense to nominate such a person? There should be someone who could run the department for the next 17 months and not be the center of controversy.

Say, did you see that article in the NY Times recently about the pollution problems in China? It was an eye opener and with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing only year away, what are they going to do make the air breathable??? And is Beijing really ready to handle so many visitors at one time?