Just when you think you're not in Kansas...

I took the bus up to DDD's office in Battambang today, a six-hour ride that included two rest stops, an extremely overactive air conditioner, enough Khmer Karaoke to entertain an adolescent troop, and a short nap.

Waiting for the bus to board, the other passengers and I watched a clip of Britney spears perform "I'm a slave for you" at the Video Music Awards, wearing a live boa constrictor.

Then a boy sold me a copy of Time Magazine for $2.50. It had a picture of Obama's face superimposed on a photo of FDR.