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Today's weather forecast on Yahoo Weather (12:54 pm):

High: 38
Low: 37
Current: 35

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VP Accident Tale Filled With Discrepancies. O rly. Ya rly: far from "zero drinking," there was, in fact, beer. Which... well, when you put it that way, doesn't sound all that awful. But then, I didn't think lying about a blowjob was so terrible, either. Clearly I'm not cut out for this politics thing.

From suenosdejmi: "There's a website, www.invisiblechildren.com, which is of a non-profit that is working to help children in Northern Uganda. There's groups of people travelling the country showing this documentary film about these kids, and the war, & their lives there...it's all really powerful stuff. I feel really compelled to help, but there's not too much to be done, you know? If you could just help me spread the word about this website, there's all sorts of information there about the cause & the mission. Thanks!!"

Isaac Mizrahi Defends Red-Carpet Behavior. Except he doesn't so much "defend" it as defy all critics, promising more of the same (most famously, he grabbed Scarlett Johansson's breast and squeezed, like, three times). I would give my eyeteeth to see some starlet mace him on the red carpet come Oscar night.

Co. Hopes to Market Kid Rock, Stapp Tape. But I thought assisted suicide was illegal...?

Apple Hackers Encounter a Poetic Warning.

Nick Lachey files for spousal support. And jewelry. No word on who gets custody of the boobs.

NBC goes after You Tube. That's right! How dare you make "Lazy Sunday" a cultural zeitgeist! It was particularly cruel, how you revived the show's flagging ratings! And the way you updated the video with "We know how popular that video is but YouTube respects the rights of copyright holders. You can still watch SNL's Lazy Sunday video for free on NBC's website"? Reprehensible.

Michael Jackson has a Katrina song. God help us all.

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Words you never expect to see in a cookbook, no matter how old it is: To make the Brain Cakes.

Franz Ferdinand cover of Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For." Right-hand side, near the bottom, go!

Sonic teenager repellent. There's a fifteen-year-old in me that's totally indignant. There's also a twenty-seven-year-old who hopes the man who came up with this becomes so rich.

Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog ("Top X searches in myne networke: 10. John Gowere swyving a donkey").

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There was a blogger who noted that the Daily Show's coverage was hilarious not because the jokes were particularly funny, but because all they had to say was, "Vice-President Dick Cheney shot an old man in the face because he thought he was a quail." In other words, the truth was absurd enough to be funny on its own. That's pretty much my only interest in it--accidents happen, and everyone feels bad about it, so what're you gonna do?

Yeah, not so much with the jokes as with the wording. Listening a dozen times over the course of three days to how Dick Cheney "shot a 78-year-old man in the face" is pretty funny.

See, it's "because he thought he was a quail" that gets me.

Also, I had much joy with the Daily Show text 'Cheney's Got A Gun'.

Sometimes, the simplest joke is the best.