Norway in February . . . that's planning!

Dateline: above the garage in Portsmouth RI, 19 February 2005

Brilliant! I fly to Iceland tonight. I mean, who doesn't want to fly to Iceland on a Saturday night . . . in February! I end up on the northern coast of Norway tomorrow, in Bergen to be exact.

Getting my rear out door means cleaning house with help of two oldest, plus coaching Kev in basketball (we lost first half big-time, won second half in fabulous fashion, but ending up losing game; Kev, however, was spectacular on defense with steals galore and lotsa assists on O).

Here's some stuff on my way out door . . .

■ The deal we're not making with China on North Korea

■ Yet another scary article on India and China wanting MORE OIL!

■ Pol Pot was a monster from hell, but Kim's bodycount (while passive) is higher

■ Who owns the Amazon?

■ The Kurds want their federalism