For all the goodwill I spread around this town, I think I should get a title like Ambassador or something. Just today, I prevented another person from needlessly putting money into a parking meter by the Stadium. "It's after 6, you don't have to pay.", I tell the guy. That's what I do. "Maam, it's Sunday, keep your money.", "It's Saturday, it's free." I tell everyone.

I also aid the lost traveler. Today, an old woman stops her car by me and says she was on her way to Chicago. I notice a map and lots of stuff in the car and I'm thinking Alzhiemer's, like she thinks she's in Chicago. But no, she was getting concerned about how long it took to drive there, she had Illinois plates, but was driving from New York, and wanted to stop at a cheap hotel. She somehow got on the Shoreway, (a missed turn, perhaps?) and thought she'd see some hotels from the road. Not in our town, lady. Anyhow, I instructed her to go the Holiday Inn Lakeside. God, I hope it still exists.

Meal of Links

Once again, today's porn technology becomes tomorrow's standards. Downloadable, transferable, burnable movies.

I'm not sure what to make of this. The last couple of times I got a Diet Coke from the fine folks at Wendy's, the cup is falling apart. Confused as to if it is poor cup craftsmanship or Diet Coke having the ability to eat right through the cup during consumption. I can only describe the cup as becoming as flimsy as those old sno-cone cups. Very disturbing, because the lid goes askew during the timeframe I need it to stay secure.

Scott McClellan finally hit the road today. I think he had less than zero credibility at the end, it had become that bad.

Exercise Yard

The Baseball Prospectus via ESPN outlined the Top 50 most valuable properties in MLB. Four Indians made the list: Martinez at 34, Hafner at 33, Peralta at 15, Sizemore at 14.

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36 Across: Cooperstown's Ott (3 letters) Answer: Mel (He could sign his name 2.5x faster than Carl Yastrzemski)