I only wish I could make this up. According to Amnesty International’s website,

today is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of

Torture. I thought I would poke around their website and see if there

was a local rally against the beheadings in Iraq or the murder of

Daniel Pearl. I didn’t find anything like that (shocking!), but there

is this:

“Please join Survivors of Torture, International in commemorating

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture–Chocolate and Cabernet Reception to Follow”

It’s all the way down in San Diego, and that’s a long drive, but on

the other hand, I really like chocolate.

Alternate joke, in sniffy Niles Crane voice: “Cabernet? Torture, indeed.”