Tuesday night

Last night, for dinner, I had teriyaki chicken, some cantaloupe, fresh tomatoes, and homemade peach cobbler for dessert. Afterward, I watched the HDTV, almost enjoyed that misnamed talent show, and, before going to sleep peacefully in my own bed, said a short prayer.

In North Korea, the TWO AMERICAN HOSTAGES I had prayed for, ate rice and who knows what else, and after dinner they were interrogated again until they were exhausted, and they fell into a fitful sleep, even though the bed was hard and uncomfortable, and the bright light could not be turned off.

President Obama worked on his next campaign speech touting socialized medicine. Neither he nor Mrs. Bill Clinton thought about the hostages at all. Somewhere, the founders looked at each other in amazement at what is happening to their country.

EXTRA: The Digestive Health Center of Northern California, in the E-R, advertised, "Real Science -- Real Results." Is there someone out there who can tell me the difference between real science and faux science, and how you know?