It's been a bad day

As the song goes. It's been a bad day...
Well, not really. But if I have to work on Saturday, at least let the upgrade go well and not have to be rolled back. (Guess that's the 21st Century IT Blues?)
Lots of things on my mind tonight, all competing for consideration under that general anger and annoyance at a wasted day. I wanna spend my weekend at least with my family, and to have that wasted is very annoying.
The Winter Olympics is on - good for Aamodt, a shame for Ahonen who deserved better. And let's be honest, Davis and Cheek were better.
Twat Sharon almost died again the day after my last post, but had his stomach ripped out or something and still lives on.
26 people at least have died in 24 hours in the cartoon riots, although they've tended to get a bit broad in interpretation now. In both Libya and Nigeria there was other shit really going down. Still, more annoying shit from the god-botherers.
Meanwhile the Neo-Con god-botherers in the States have been ramping up their "attack-Iran" bollox. I think it's time to watch part two of RIchard Dawkins' attack on the assininity of 'religious faith'.
So, in the interests of spreading a bit of optimism, here's someone: Nellie Johnson (that's her up there in the left-hand corner). Can't say I know an awful lot about her, but she was a lifelong activist, old Socialist, on eof the activists of who grew up in the 20's and 30's, and I can't help having a weak spot for those old buggers. They might have been traditionalist old Stalinists in some ways, but someone like Nellie Johnson who stood up and was counted deserves recognition and appreciation.
Of course, I was heavily influenced by that scene - Sinclair Lewis, John Steinbeck, Ralph Ellison et al. Reading's good for you, especially at 16 and you want to find out that your thoughts aren't unique after all!