Today's rag.

Up early to read the paper (those e-readers seem to be becoming very popular - wonder if I'll end up with one of those. They'd be great for council business. The trees that come through my mailbox now!) and glean what I can about the wide world before my own makes its demands on my time.
A real mish-mash of the sublime and the ridiculous this morning. Our SAS have attacked and killed 2 civilians in Afghanistan. That's tragic for those who were killed and for their families and very bad for New Zealand's reputation in that war-torn country.
Here in Southland, Charlie Te Au is taking a pasting from his fellow board members after criticising the council Christmas Party. That's a step too far Charlie and you're going to pay the price, apparently! Both the chairman and and old-guard councillor have taken up poison pen and used the Letters to the Editor column to beat poor Charlie about the head with his own words. Has Bluff become the new Gore?
Best snippet for me though, came from the article by Nathan Burdon on roller derby, where he lists the evocative names the 'girls' have chosen for themselves, the best (imo) being 'Karma Suture'.
That's pretty funny and slightly disconcerting at the same time.
Best photo is the dizzying shot of the Indian high-voltage power line worker repairing the lines whilst balanced like a spider, on the wires he's fixing. No cherry picker, insulated gloves and boots or safety line for him!