SKIRMISHER

* The huge festering mess in Iraq and in other nice places are many things, but being gadgetless is not one of them. Nothing beats shooting down smelly insurgents to the tune of a Metallica soundtrack.

* Entry No. 3455, from the much-adored religious book called, The Many Uses of Leather: “As overprotection for your over-brittle U2 iPod.” Yes, that comes right after Entry No. 3454, “Martha Stewart’s CEOs Stag Party get-up.”

* It’s nice to know that the PS3, like Jesus H. Christ, “saves lives.”

* And now, here are the screams from the other side: iLounge eviscerates the Zune to reveal body fat, body fat, and much of the same old unexfoliated skin.

Stumble it!