Once I knew a girl who looked so much like Judy Garland

that people would stop and give her blogwatch…

Hit & Run: Radley Balko comments on a Georgia bill to restrict “no-knock” raids. And an article I haven’t read on private education in the Third World.

Sean Collins gets the last word on Eyes Wide Shut. I agree with him on some points and disagree on others, but honestly, if you care about the movie I suspect you will be better served just by the dialogue between us than by my attempt to fix it in place by responding again–so from here on, you’re on your own! Link includes creepy pix of naked chix, so, you know, forewarned.

Some bishop surnamed Vasa says:

…The Candidates recite the Creed and then add their personal attestation and commitment. It is this personal commitment which constitutes the heart of their conversion to the Catholic Faith. The phrase which is added is this: “I believe and profess all that the Holy Catholic Church teaches, believes and proclaims to be revealed by God.” It is a moment of great freedom; a moment of abandonment of oneself into the hands of God and into the teachings of the Catholic Church. It is an unconditional “yes” to Jesus while at the same time recognizing that we may never completely know all that this “yes” entails.

lots more (via Amy Welborn)