Quick Stops

Holy crap!  NBC is gutting the male cast of Smash.  It'll be very, very interesting to see how they 'splain all this away.
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Reminder:  Kodak Gallery is closing.  They're shifting all photos stored there onto Shutterfly.com, but any projects you have in process will not be moved.  You must complete your project and order before noon tomorrow.
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If you're a home owner in Cook County, you'll want to read this to get a great idea of just what your taxes are going for this year.
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I'm off to Ravinia to see this guy:



Sure wish my pal from the Northwoods hadn't missed his flight!  He's going to miss a wonderful show.  (And we're going to miss his company.)

Drive-Bys

Giggle of the Day:

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Quote of the Day:

By way of summary, President Obama has developed a doctrinal approach to international affairs that differs not only from that of his immediate predecessor, but from any doctrine ever embraced by any major power. He eschews the notion of national interest, pays undue deference to international actors who may or may not mean us well, and deploys American troops without clear objectives or lines of command.

In short, he has delivered precisely the foreign policy that he promised to deliver. [Emphasis mine]

Go read the whole fascinating piece here.
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We're funding the Beeb?

Apparently so:Not only will your tax dollars fund NPR, now they’ll fund the BBC.

That's just... swell.
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30 things we need and 30 things we don't. Beautiful!
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While not much news from the Middle East is amusing these days, I am finding humor in the fact that no one seems to agree on the correct spelling of a certain Libyan leader's first or last name in English. I'd turn it into a drinking game -- you drink every time you spot a different spelling -- but I'd be passed out on the floor before I could get through the evening news or the headlines on the Drudge Report.
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Les Moonves is a douchebag.
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Here's another quote that I just loved:

These kids are bypassing all the tricky stuff. It's like teaching a young man to hunt by having him hold an arrow and then throwing the deer at his hand.

Too funny!
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Here's my early prediction for DWTS -- Kirstie Alley, Ralph Macchio and Chelsea Kane will be the final three.
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Ear Worm of the Day:



This was my nephew's favorite song as a little boy. It's been stuck in my head for two days now.