Terrarium Guy (tm) crawled out of his glued up pupa shell (another caterpillar chewed off the branch he'd settled on) and flapped his brand new wings. I'm guessing this one was really a male because it's slightly smaller than others I've seen. He was already out showing off when I woke up and flew away right before I left for work. Bella, my mother's black cat, watched from the screen door with a very pleased look, and I told her she did a great job babysitting them when I was at work. I have a sneaking suspicion that butterflies really prefer to have you tell them how beautiful they are and what a good job they did in there before they head out into the world, because mine always seem to wait for me to say so, as well as a "Come back next year!" Then they take a run up to the top of the stalk and flit away over the rooftop. I love August mornings.

On a different note, this is a great (as usual) opinion piece by Walter Williams related to my rant about how left-wingers treat their constituents... be sure and read his "Amnesty" certificate at the bottom of the page. Truly hilarious.
Walter E. Williams: Conservatives, liberals and blacks

By the way, an actual military person wrote into Mike Straka's "Strakalogue" column about Moore's assertion that they are "children." The column, and the quote:

Sgt. B.H. in Kansas City, Mo.: My biggest Grrr has to be the condescending fools like Michael Moore-on. His interview with Bill O'Reilly the other night really got me Grrrd to no end. After 10 years as a soldier in the Army National Guard, a college degree, being married, holding a good job, etc., I don't think that I qualify as a child. Nor do the men and women whom I serve with. They are all true professionals who understand what they stand for and why we fight. To call servicemen and women of all ages — some older than Moore-on — "children" and "kids" is an insult. The same goes for the politIDIOTS who do the same thing. I can do something about them besides Grrr though, because I am not a "child," I can vote. Whew, I feel a little better now!

The "Grrr" is a bit that Straka does about things that annoy him, so other people write in as well. He's nicknamed certain parts of the population Oblivions (obvious), Left-lane Vigilantes (those who enforce the speed limit by blocking you in the left lane), Self Righteons (lets everyone know how right they are), and ImporTants (for some reason their lives are more important than yours, hence the cell phone conversations mid-meal, skipping you in line, etc.)... The glossary. Sometimes it helps to know you aren't the only one that notices these things.