I'm disgusted

This morning I saw a dead rat on the sidewalk, with flies all around it. It was pretty small for a District of Columbia rat, that is to say, under 15 pounds. I swear we have the biggest rats in the world. I hope it's gone by the time I walk home.

Due to the plethora of emails I've been getting this week asking me to contact my senator and tell them I don't like the Marriage Amendment or whatever it's called, I'd like to say the following: OK, yeah, I fully support that idea, but I'd just like to publicly remind everyone that I live in a colony and I don't have a senator. Or a congressperson. Yippee disenfranchisement!