I feel fresher and cleaner...I think I'll go ride a horse in a spring meadow.

Tom Ridge and his code of many colors has switched us to orange on the Terrorism Thermometer O' Fun.

Warning anew of the possibility of terrorist attacks against the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Tuesday outlined a plan to enhance security nationwide.

Ridge said tighter security at airports, rail stations and ports is part of what has been dubbed Operation Liberty Shield. The government, he said, would also temporarily detain some asylum applicants.

Operation Liberty Shield? As reader Nina pointed out, Liberty Shield sounds like a feminine hygiene product.

If the Homeland Terrorism threat level goes up to red will we switch to Operation Heavy Flow. Stay Home, Drink Chamomile Tea and Watch Oprah?