Some piled-up thoughts:

The pineapple martini (vodka-soaked fruity bits) concoction is another homage to the ability to disguise a cocktail as Kool-Aid.

You know the inheritance is in trouble when your Dad calls and tells you he dialed the wrong number. When asked what number he was trying to call, the reply was "The bowling alley." I couldn't spit out Albert Brooks' line "Pro shop." fast enough. (I can't believe a short clip of that line is here under "Interview Clips". Geez, I remember that from '82!) I think my road to riches constructed another off ramp.

I got White Stripes tickets. Oh yeah.

The Indians promoted an alleged concert of Ben Broussard and Coco Crisp after last night's game. Broussard played the acoustic guitar and quite frankly put everyone into a state of drowsiness. Coco rapped up one song and then it was over. Thank God that was free.

I had a couple of packages sent from Nordstrom this week. Nordstrom now sends their packages in umarked boxes. They used to send the best boxes which had their logo plastered all over them. I'm assuming thefts across the land prompted this.

The House of Blues now has outdoor dining. Liquor not served yet, but soon.

If you feel like you are getting old, Cyndi Lauper turned 52 this week.

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"Matt, you ignorant slut."













Tom Cruise is officially an asshole. When you can turn an empty suit like Matt Lauer into a sympathetic figure, you have accomplished the near-impossible. However, it made for really good TV.

The Marlon Brando auction is next week. Make them an offer they can't refuse.

The 50 coolest websites from Time.

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Everything you wanted to know about Craig Biggio's march to baseball's hit-by-pitch record. Sagittarians have it in for him.

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