Leonid "Cosmos" Chernovetsky, mayor of Kiev, Ukraine, poses in front of journalists to demostrate his health. Meanwhile, at the White House, President Obama writes a note-to-self. (Photo via AP)

Meanwhile, back in the bluegrass state, another public figure makes an ass of himself. Run, Billy, run!

Over at Eunomia, an intriguing (and, I think, spot on) discussion about the “war” on drugs draws interesting reactions. Here, a commentor cries foul over a fellow commenter’s rusty street lingo:

rawshark, on March 27th, 2009 at 1:42 pm Said:
‘The feds aren’t interested in dime packs’
Dime packs? Where’d you learn that term, your bible group? It’s a dime bag and no one deals in them anymore because ten dollars worth of pot would fill a thimble. You’re too far out of touch to talk about this issue. … Most of the pot your kids are smoking is home grown from Kentucky [of course!] or California or it’s hydro weed which is also grown in country and is ten times more pwerful than the stuff you learned about watching Reefer Madness at your Pastor’s house. [bolds mine-R]

On the home front, my son Lewis knows his alphabet… he even puts it in order himself. (Too bad, at 2 years, 9 months, he can’t make most of their sounds.)

And lastly, my graphic designer pal Matt Wilson’s fabulous take on the anonymous Facebook picture:

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