What really bothered me about today's rush hour storms was not so much how it rained, but that the traffic reporting on WTAM was awful. I get on the turnpike and the dude giving the traffic says I-80 West before the I-77 exit was flooded and backed up for miles. Uh, not really. The last overpass before 77 had drainage overflowing and it created a huge pond across all three lanes. You had to slow up, but you could go through it.

For the most part, I ignore the traffic reports. But today, when you really needed it, Triv and his village idiots were treating it as a joke. That's not good. At one point, he told Rado, who was in his car, to take Canal Road, which was flooded. Now if I'm someone not paying attention and heard that as an alternate, I'd be mighty pissed to find out it was worse than where I came from. Yet, he's the Voice of Cleveland.

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England's a funny place. Richard Ashcroft gets arrested at a youth club after demanding that he work with them. That would be like Zydrunas Ilgauskas showing up at your local Junior Achievement meeting.

Katharine McPhee says "Idol saved my life." I thought polka saved my life.

News of the obvious. Westerners and Muslims are deeply divided.

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"Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole!"

Exercise Yard

The USA is out of the World Cup. Maybe Larry Brown or Coach Ditka can take over, because I think it's obvious that Bruce Arena will get canned. Losing to the Estrellas Negras de Ghana was not the problem. Getting hammered by the Czech Republic in Game 1 in a non-effort was the real issue. At least we won't have to deal with the ESPN hype any more. Especially with regard to Landon Donovan, who was basically the Invisible Man in Germany. Very disappointing.

Other results: The Socceroos are through as they beat a very good tablecloth-wearing Croat team. Brazil handled Japan easily and even Ronaldo McDonaldo scored a goal. Italy beat the Czechs, so they advance along with Ghana.

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