Tuned in "The Apprentice" and saw a guy I hadn't seen in prime time for a while. It was our President. Tonight we got to see the final four apprenti tackle a project where they designed a t-shirt commemorating the 50th anniversary of the t-shirt. Product placement by Hanes. Alex chose Tana as his teammate and Craig and Kendra got to bicker through their project. They had the services of two renowned pop artists, so Alex thankfully didn't have to create anything.

Anyhow, they sold limited edition t-shirts at two local Scoop stores. Again, editing left out one key factor. We do not know whose decision it was to e-mail 3,000 fans of the artist that Craig and Kendra used (I'm sure it was her idea). That was major as many art fans (not necessarily shoppers) showed up. It seemed that Alex and Tana relied on street traffic to get shoppers. Another major problem was that Tana was focused on using rhinestones which I'm sure was not what their artist envisioned. She actually mentioned "The Bedazzler" and went to Staten Island for the rhinestones!!! Remember, earlier in the episode, Trump said, "Do not get sidetracked." BTW, look for the "Bedazzler" product placement in Apprentice 4. Maybe Ron Popiel will show up.

When the totals came in, it was Craig and Kendra who absolutely smoked the other two. I think they won by at least $800. Alex and Tana went to the boardroom where Tana whispered, "They didn't like my beads." Editing played a major role again, as it looked like Tana was going to get the boot, but in a WWE-like swerve, Alex ended up getting the boot. Very aggravating because Trump's lead-in to the firing was clearly done in a voiceover, basically looking at Alex's street interviews and tailoring his final message that way.

Two things maybe only I noticed: I think a homeless guy got as much airtime as Robin and the cab almost crashed into another car as it exited its space in front of Trump Plaza.

Now there are three left. Craig is, by plenty, the absolute worst person to make it this far in the history of the show. And it's not like people sabotaging "American Idol" by voting Scott Savol in every week, it's Trump letting him skate. It looks like an all-female final and should we read into Trump's comment that stones aren't really him? I'm not sure Kendra can run a company for Trump, but I think she can handle a marketing role without a problem.

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Katie Holmes takes a Cruise.

This is good news. "Office" creator Ricky Gervais signs with HBO. It's about an actor who can't get big roles, only gets on camera as an extra. Loads of possibilities for stars to drop in.

Shuttle launch keeps getting pushed back. I never understood the rush to get this program going again.

Exercise Yard

With XM, I was able to listen to this Nationals game yesterday. It started at 4:35. Now they haven't played ball at RFK for a long time, but it was pretty obvious the batters were having a helluva time finding the ball, according to the broadcasters.

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