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Those who know me and/or follow this journal might be surprised to note that so far I have made no reference to Dick Cheney's surprise decision to shoot his 78-year-old friend in the face while hunting. This is because I am still not entirely sure I didn't simply dream the whole episode. Cheney honestly goes hunting tame baby quail in enclosed spaces? And can't tell the difference between one of them and a 78-year-old man? No, wait, now I'm back at school. And I haven't revised for the exams. And I'm naked!

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Muslim world ablaze today because:

Michael Collins was third member of Apollo XI mission yet never got to set foot on the moon

Things On Fire For God Around The World #421

Someone, and I honestly can't remember who, was telling me last year about this branch of KFC. For ages it was the only symbol of Western capitalism, American imperialism, dreadful processed chicken etc to hand in Peshawar, Pakistan's last frontier town before it abandons all pretence at civilisation and everything becomes an exciting whirl of mountains, heavily-armed Arabs and poppy-dust. As a result, every time there's a grievance locally, on a scale ranging from the current cartoon riots to general background grumbling about Jews and Freemasons, KFC cops it every time. Now here it is again, aflame as per. Working there must be as much fun as running a top hat, Union Jack and Pope-shaped-dog-toy concession on the Falls Road.

Apparently there's now a McDonald's in Peshawar as well, but there's no word as to its condition. It's possible that locals have become so used to torching KFC that they'd find it hard to envisage even wafting sparks towards any other restaurant.

EDIT: Ah.