He is a Madman

Where does Lileks find the time? Today's Bleat has an open letter to Bath and Body Works:

If you have set foot in your stores recently, you will notice the accentuated preponderance of floral and spicy scents, as though someone had swabbed the walls with an expensive prostitute.

And some commentary on the Rice confirmation hearings:

Listening to Sen. Boxer is like having someone pump six gallons of lukewarm tea up a catheter tube. Slowly. It’s like being beaten to death by a moth.

Oh my.