Swords into plowshares

Sometimes people wonder what Plowshares is about, and don't really track when people start quotiung Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3 (that's the bible, for those who were wondering. See also Joel 3:10, part of the Jewish Tanakh. No, I'm not religious.)

Here's an excellent, incisive, and delightfully tongue-in-cheek introduction to the concept of beating swords into plowshares, from The Pinky Show .

Currently I'm sitting at O'Hare, after a great five days in NYC. I'm watching the snow blowing horizontally, and wondering about my flight (complimentary upgrade to first class!) to Anchorage. The open bar at the Continental/Northwest lounge is helping immensely.