Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader was just perusing the ole blog and thinking that if anyone is still reading this they must be somewhat masochistic. Fear not minions, the Smallholder and your Maximum Leader can go like this for days. (Months if the supply of beer and salty snacks is sufficient.)

But knowing that some readers of this site don’t want to be mentally or emotionally myred in ongoing verbal fisticuffs concerning science, morality, and public policy, your Maximum Leader decided two things.

First, the post on abortion that he has been working on must wait for another day.

Second, your Maximum Leader must issue an ex cathedra pronouncement. Minions must go to TexasBestGrok and vote in the lastest installment of Sci-Fi Babes Poll on the left side nav bar. In an effort to keep the voting fair and honest, your Maximum Leader will refrain from blatant pandering. (Unlike certain woolly beasts.) And while your Maximum Leader takes no offical position on how his minions should vote, let him say this. If the villainous Princess Ardala (of the heaving chest) does not prevail, your Maximum Leader may be forced to do harm to the Minister of Agriculture or a dwarf. Whichever he can lay his iron fist upon first.
Carry on.