Thoughtless for the Day

By now you've probably heard about the group of third graders who plotted to kill their teacher. And while it's terrible that a group of children conspired to murder a dedicated public servant, you really have to admire the little tykes' organizational skills: one child was assigned the task of making sure that the shades were drawn, another was put in charge of cleaning up the blood – it's as if some sort of prepubescent Project Manager had been put in charge of the entire operation (I wonder if any Parents Groups will call for the banning of MS Project?).

If nothing else, this little episode might offer some insight into how our early hominid ancestors (who were, obviously, not as bright as a modern eleven-year-old, yet considerable smarter than Rick Santorum) were able to organize efficient hunting parties.

Ah, America's public schools: a vast and relatively untapped resource for primate research!

Only a few more days and I'll be caught up enough to have the time to tell you about how I, unlike Hillary Clinton, actually was fired upon by a sniper in Bosnia.