Unoriginal: Romulan Defensive Missiles

In Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 1, "Image in the Sand," the Bajorans find out the Romulans inhabiting their 4th moon are armed with plasma torpedoes which the Rolumans claim are for defensive purposes. The Bajorans refuse to allow the presence of such weapons to remain. Does this sound like the Cuban Missile Crisis to anyone or is it just me? History must be repeating itself again...

Body in Bronze: "Standing Male Torso" by Ken Whitaker

I purchased "Standing Male Torso" from Ken Whitaker in his studio at Earthworks, edition 1 of 12. The statue plus its polished granite base come to a total of just over 14 lbs. It was a piece the artist was fond of too and kept in his own home.

At first glance, one notices that the left leg is positioned ahead of the right just a bit and the left pectoral muscles are a bit more tense than those on the right. It makes you wonder what exactly the rest of the body must have been doing during this pose. What feelings are being conveyed here by the stance or myotonia? Is the torso standing defensively? I prefer to imagine this body as being tall in a sense and full of pride...