Busy day today, but here's a quick round-up of things I'd talk about if I had the time. In recognition of the "National Month of Sorrow", I'd like to preface a few of the links with a heartfelt apology. I'm really really sorry. In other news, the answer to my "quiz" was h. "none of the above". And since my question was "which of the following did not happen", that makes "none of the above" a double negative and thus the true answer is that all the events I listed took place. Ooh yeah, I'm clever. On with the links:

• A 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich bearing the image of the "Virgin Mary" recently sold on eBay for $16,000. I'll reserve my comments on this lunacy.

• PETA has now begun a full-out assault on fish. Brace yourselves for this. It's called the "Fish Empathy Project". Stop please. Just stop. PETA's argument is that fish are intelligent and no more deserving of being eaten than other pets like dogs and cats. Okay, enough with "Shark Tale" and "Finding Nemo" movies. Fish aren't friends, they're food. Booker Rising isn't happy either.

• At the recent second-annual Vibe Awards (a hip hop awards ceremony) a brawl broke out when a man punched Dr. Dre in the face as he was waiting to receive his lifetime achievement award. In the chaos, a man was stabbed. Tell me again that gangsta rap doesn't promote violence? This is downright shameful.

• In other trite news, Democrats are displaying their racist agenda. Notice the cartoon's depiction of Condoleeza Rice with bucked teeth. The "Democracy-Project" has a full round of links on the racist backlash and tired portrayal of black Conservatives post-cabinet re-configuration.

• It gets worse. Democrat Oliver Willis shares the following "wisdom",

  "One of the dumbest arguments being bandied about is that the left should welcome Rice/Gonzales because one happens to be black, while the other is hispanic. I wonder if they know that their supporters are so in favor of such tokenism?"

  This is coming from the same people who already have Obama 2008 campaign bumper stickers.

• Joanne Jacobs reports on a Philadelphia public school initiative that would establish partnerships between every public school and a church, synagogue, mosque, or religious groups to help with after-school programs and tutoring. The initiative called the "Philadelphia Public Schools: A Community of Faith Partnership" is said to be honoring of the ACLU's definition of the separation of church and state. I think initiatives like these are the right way to go.