Just another day; The Viking Version

• Purple: Wow. The (northern state) Vikings won their division. That's the first time since 2000. Something's wacky in the cosmos. They could have backed into the playoffs since Chicago lost, but they actually showed a little heart by beating the Eli Manning-less NY Giants. Hey, a win's a win, baby.
  

Let's see...seems to me there was something else going on in the news. Now, what was it? Something about gonzo or gas-up. Hmmm...oh, yes.

• Gaza: Hamas, the political party linked to more terrorist activities this side of Osama Bin Laden who for some surrealistic reason was handed the keys to the Gaza strip, has been using their territory not for entreprenurial purposes and not for agriculture. They haven't been dabbling in oils or watercolors either. No, they've been using their soil to lob shells into Israel. The response of the international community? Wait for it...no, don't bother. You won't hear it. There was no response. So after warning upon warning, Israel sent its fist squarely into Hamas' Arabian schnozzola. The international response? You'd have thought Bush reinvaded Iraq. Only its worse.
  

Russia is calling for Israel to cease and desist (here). No surprise, really. But what's funnier than Brian Regan's "I Walked on the Moon" is Russia's reason in pleading for the stop. They want to send in "humanitarian aid." That's diplo-speak for "give the terrorists a chance to regroup or dig deep into their cockroachian holes."

Next on the comedy hit parade, Iran, star of "Two and a Half Mahdis," is calling for a full-scale unleashing of Islamic fury upon any and all things Jewish. Didn't we just see this episode in India? When's the last time you heard an Islamic nation speak out against a Muslim terrorist organization (or am I being redundant)?

Guess it's time for the civilized world to bury their tolerant little tetes in the sand, until that sand is turned to glass.

• Tremors. No, not another sequel to a bad movie. Real ones. Seems the earth continues to rumble in parts common and uncommon, most recent in Yellowstone and Pennsylvania. The Dallas Cowboys thought it was all part of the shellacking they took from the Eagles.

Until next time, keep your eyes to the east. He's coming back. Soon.