If you read only one story about a 57 year old author being spied on by the CIA for an owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus this year...

...make this the one.

I Disappear for Five Minutes and...

1) Bloomberg's mayor again. It's probably because he kept his promise to import lifeguards from the Southern Hempishere to fill the shortage at NYC pools (pg. 14, line 2).

2) We're still at war.

3) Despite the war and record deficits, Congress still found the money to give itself a raise...

4)...while cutting student benefits.

5) No more TO...

6) ...which is good for the NY Giants.

7) MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reports (third story down) that Rush Limbaugh is the worst person alive.

8) It's almost Christmas. It wasn't so almost Christmas the last time we blogged.

"Then where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within."

Congratulations, Duv.

(That link isn't too thorough. For those who didn't get it, let's just say Duvy worked off yesterday's big pasta dinner.)