My final drilling and filling took place at the dentist today. One would think I never heard the word "Crest" before. But it was hilarious to see 19 Action News try and make a story of this morning's "storm". Apparently, they committed their morning news to stick around until 9:00. Great shots of fast moving traffic, barely slushy sidewalks and not much snow while every anchor, reporter and weatherman were welcoming Armageddon. The awful television was quite enjoyable. My favorite was the Oberlin police chief intro'ed with "Hey, it's bad out west." The guy comes on and says, "It isn't that bad out here."

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The Consumer Electronics Show (and that show is always neat) is this week. My God, Samsung is coming out with an 80-inch Plasma TV. It's only $40,000.

Oscar time is near. The debate has already started.

Ashlee Simpson gets booed off the stage at halftime of the Orange Bowl. I'll give you the fact that the sound was terrible, but I saw it as it happened, and I still can't believe how bad that sucked.

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Ohio State AD, Andy Geiger, is retiring. Geiger took on the media after Maurice Clarett's November allegations, and ended up with egg on his face. Of course, he says he was thinking of retiring early for quite some time (sure). A slight surprise, but not a shock, as he was due to retire in 2006.

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