Idiots and their money -- easily parted. Apparently, anyone CAN be a therapist in NYC.

Woman's story changes and we all aren't feeling so sorry for her anymore.

I got a late start this morning and traffic was terrible. I was wondering why, and now I know.

Does an increased walk rate signal an impending decline?

TGIF.

For E-6, a couple favorites from the classic album, American Beauty.

"Ripple"
Live at Radio City Music Hall, Halloween 1980.

"Friend of the Devil"
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman on The Late Show with David Letterman, 1992.

The Newspaper of Record picks the top 1,000 films of all time, including The Exorcist, of which Vincent Canby opined According to trade reports, The Exorcist cost about ten million dollars. The money could have been better spent subsidizing a couple of beds at the Paine-Whitney Clinic. Read the review. It's exquisite.

A look at the Wild's quiet trade deadline, through the eyes of their GM, Doug Riesbrough.

If his aim was actually this good, he'd have been someone we'd heard of before.

Solar power technology incorporates mirrors in the desert.

Hey, KG scores 31, C's handle Pistons.

Apparently overreaction is not limited to members of the BBWAA.

But it could have been written by a dozen or more BBWAA members.

The incomparable New Rhythm & Blues Quartet. From Night Music, 1990 ...the fuse is lit. Keyboard player Terry Adams is one of my all-time favorite showmen -- and a dead-ringer for David St. Hubbins.
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...but seriously? Buscher or Jones over Kubel? That would be nearly as stupid as letting David Ortiz leave over a few hundred thousand dollars.

The Wolves head to Salt Lake City to match up with the Utah Jazz tonight. Wow, have the Jazz been a great franchise over the last 25 years or so. If you remember, I linked to a story by J.A. Andande a week or so ago in which he displays a ridiculous bias [...]

Even after March 4, Hillary could still use a Colbert Bump

Two words: anal incontinence. Prolly has something to do with delivering a bowling ball through a straw.

I hope that Tyler Hansbrough enjoys his day in the sun, because when he quits playing with the boys and starts in with the men, he's gonna be exposed.

Minnesota colleges struggle to compete with schools giving away their educations.

I was looking at the lineups for the game today (on ESPN), and man are they depressing. Considering how good they are right now:
Posada < Mauer (though Posada is still damned good)
Giambi < Morneau (on defense mainly, as PECOTA gives Giambi the edge in EQA)
Cano >> Harris
Jeter >>> Tolbert
Betemit > Buscher
Damon >> Jones
Abreu > [...]

Posnanski has the Twins finishing last in the AL Central.

Chuck Klosterman writes about KG as a Celtic for the New York Times. My world is upside down.

The Wolves' tanking plan appears to be working perfectly.

An unguarded moment. The Chinese classical guitarist rehearsing an Agustin Barrios piece prior to a performance in Istanbul, 2007.

More like Thurston Moore than Julian Bream. Performing Alberto Ginastera's difficult "Sonata Opus 47". My original pick, had it's embedding disabled. Something you want to see? Call the request line. Did you miss a video or [...]

The Wolves take on the Bobcats tonight at Target Center. Having looked at the March schedule, I expected that this was the 3rd most likely game for the Wolves to win this month. Of course, the second most likely win was the first game of the month, which turned out to be a [...]

It turns out beauty isn't all that subjective. For instance, Jessica Alba's not a 10, she's a 103.

Jr.'s bogus adventure has cost this country at least $2 trillion and possibly $3 trillion. How much is $2 trillion? It's $6,600 for every man, woman, and child in this country (assuming a population of 300 million).

I read Reusse this morning talking about Justin Morneau's weightlifting routine. Apparently, he got a tip from Torii Hunter at some point after the start of last season -- keep lifting hard through spring training and don't go into maintenance until the season starts. I read that and wondered, "You mean to tell [...]

I've heard this one before.  Maybe he means it this time.

Yadda, yadda, yadda.

at the Pori Jazz Festival, 1985. Hungarian TV. Some nice, mellow, fusion

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Source: Moss, Pats closing in on three-year, $27 million deal. Moss is the best at his position in the league. $9 million per. Carlos Silva got 4/48. Torii got 5/90.

Mauer cracks a run scoring double. Mr. Jenny Finch gets roughed up.

Company shines a light on tapwater. "Don't drink the water" could be a dated foreign-travel concept.

Retailing beach bully kicks sand in the face of Microsoft and anyone else they care to. Hah.

No NFL team has gathered in Randy Moss.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Jim Souhan is reporting that Ron Gardenhire doesn't want expectations to slip this season:
"I didn't like [finishing below .500]," Gardenhire said. "It bugged me. A lot. In all honesty, I probably put too much stock in that, if putting too much stock in winning is possible.
"I remember telling [coach] Jerry White when we first got [...]

The best Rolling Stones song never written nor performed by Mick n' Keef. From I Am Trying to Break Your Heart... and Jay Bennett's last performance with the band, if memory serves. EDIT: On closer inspection, I don't see Jay Bennett on stage, so it must have come in the film after Tweedy fired him.
My [...]

I don't have a lot of time today, as I have family responsibilities. Still, though, I wanted to get a post up. The situation in Seattle is not good. They have a premier rookie -- although I'm not sure he's as good as advertised -- in Kevin Durant, but they've gutted the [...]

Banjo says he's been on a Loudon Wainwright lll kick. He sends us the Man in Black covering one of his songs.
Here's a link to the audio of the original.

71-91 (just one game behind the Royals) per Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA projections and depth charts (subscription req'd) after some adjustments to the depth charts. 708 runs on offense is 10 fewer than last year's squad.

The March is on!

Mmmm...baseball.
- Memo to the Red Sox: your uniforms do not match your caps or your helmets. You're spending approximately eleventy billion dollars in payroll this year, maybe splurge a bit and buy uniforms that look professional.
- I was impressed by Gomez' throw in the 5th inning. He got a little too excited in [...]

Here's some of the Straight Dope on this song.

and some bonus Ricky. Glory Train (1960) and a very sedate version of Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.

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