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This is sure to be a hit!

Seriously. From AP:
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A barber who killed himself during a City Council meeting was well known for supporting soldiers from the nearby Fort Campbell Army post and was once recognized by its former commander, Gen. David Petraeus.
Ronald “Bo” Ward pulled out a small handgun and shot himself in the head Thursday night in [...]

Reader Dan writes:
Well, I can’t even say that it was “good while it lasted,” as this season’s Cubs team completely gasped and sputtered its way into the playoffs. Then, when in the playoffs, did absolutely N-O-T-H-I-N-G (you are excused Mr. Zambrano).
Is it too soon to make a wish list/hoped for recommendations for next season?
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In tribute to the demise of the 2007 Cubs in yesterday’s 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamond backs, I’m brewing a very simple American Pale Ale.
I’m using the following ingredients:
Munton’s light Malt extract (6.6 lbs)
Willamette pellet hops - boiling (1 oz.)
Amarillo whole hops - bittering (1.oz)
Safale US-05 dry ale yeast (11.5g)
I boiled the malt and [...]

According to this web site you can hire an admin in India to work for you while you sleep. Wow! A brave new world indeed. Next thing you know Americans who can afford it will all have their own admins doing their work while they sit at their desks shopping at the GAP.

From the Trib:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed $1.1 billion over seven years to the estates or companies of deceased farmers and failed to conduct reviews required to ensure that the payments were proper, according to a government report.
In a selection of 181 cases from 1999 to 2005, the Government Accountability Office found that officials [...]

The news is good so far about Kerry Wood’s recovery. But I’m afraid to be excited. Instead I think I’ll just go back and read Bissinger’s article again.

There’s lots of discussion in the local blogosphere this week about the Sun-Times‘ editorial page changes. Steve Huntley, long-time editor, is now a columnist and is openly admitting is sympathy for conservatives (and libertarians). But the editorial page is under new management and is returning the paper to its liberal routes. This has lead many [...]

MTV legend Kurt Loder seems to have written the definitive critique of SiCKO:
Unfortunately, Moore is also a con man of a very brazen sort, and never more so than in this film. His cherry-picked facts, manipulative interviews (with lingering close-ups of distraught people breaking down in tears) and blithe assertions (how does he know 18 [...]

I’m sure I’ll learn to love it … someday.