all of the tolkien geeks in santa barbara (chris, jeff and i) gathered at dargan's pub
this evening to toast j.r.r. tolkien, who was born on this day in 1892.
In a sharp turnaround, the Republican candidates has opened a 5-point lead on his Democratic rival and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll.
AFP - Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions planned rallies Thursday to ask Russia for recognition as independent states, two weeks after Russian troops occupied both provinces.
