Sept. 14, 2005 - 18:06 MDT

THE PEACOCK

To the outer world,

Is shown in all it's glory,

A tail fan unfurled,

With a thousand beauteous eyes,

A good story . . . .

Ah, but inside,

Is a creature of flesh and bone,

A little hide,

And a little brain to hone,

Looking for a bride,

Food and little else.

Douggerel 2005

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So what else do I do when at loose ends ? Not too much the last few days, read the paper and think a bit and jot nonsense on paper and inflict it on folks who pay the penalty of reading this diary.

--------------------------------Seems like John Roberts has skillfully deflected most questions with a careful choice of words.

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And then a short article this morning, buried in the back of the Rocky Mountain News is a small item by Nick Wadhams of the Associated Press. In full:

UNITED NATIONS -- "The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a watered-down documentary for world leaders to approve at a U.N. summit, shedding many of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's most ambitious goals."

"The compromise 35-page document is supposed to galvanize global action to combat poverty and launch a major reform of the United Nations itself. but to reach a consensus, much of the most sweeping language in the text was gutted."

"A definition of terrorism and details on how to replace the discredited U.N. Commission on Human Rights will not be included."

"Nuclear nonproliferation likely won't be mentioned at all."

"The document will be put before world leaders at a three-day summit beginning today that will bring together 160 presidents, prime ministers, kings and their entourages. It will be the largest gathering of world leaders in history."

"Even so, diplomats called the document a breakthrough after so much debate. Several were pleased with he creation of a peace-building commission and a long section on development."

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So, wotta they gonna do ? Vote down the whittled propostions, change what they don't discard and then adjourn to the bar for a round of drinks and gin rummy and mutual admiration and meaningless compliments to each other ? ? ? ?

Appears to me that the United Notions holds the record as THE PEACOCK . . . . . . . . .

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