Jeezy creezy, is it cold today. I happened to see the Falcons-Bears game from Chicago last night and it was bitterly cold there, as well. The Falcons coach, Jim Mora, Jr., did not have a hat or gloves on. All I could think of was his poor mother screaming at the TV, "Where's your hat? It's freezing outside." No time to be macho.

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Pete Doherty got arrested again. He has a long way to go to rival Henry Earl, who looks like he may spend the holidays in jail. Once more.

Woody Allen dismisses his own work as "mediocre". I think that's a mite self-critical.

Dick Cheney crawls out of his spider hole and visits Iraq. Things must be going well regarding security over there (he says facetiously), because they didn't even tell the Prime Minister that Cheney was coming. I guess the guy walks in and Cheney yells "Surprise!"

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F1 champ Fernando Alonso moves to McLaren for 2007. He's 24, already a champ, and he'll make millions on the deal. Life is good.

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