Okay, given the war, my latest letter to the editor published in the Star-Bulletin seems a bit trivial. But I did write it three weeks ago, before the madness began. War talk, though, has pretty much clogged the editorial pipes at newspapers everywhere.

Besides, at least I got another dig in at Jeremy via his ridiculous “roundabout.” I still get e-mail now and then from people who find my rants about it and quite enthusiastically agree.

For the curious, here’s a somewhat small and blurry “before” photo from 1999, and an “after” shot from last month. Note the skidmarks.