You turn your head for a bit and World War III breaks out, or in the very least, an "open war" as Hezbollah puts it. For once, the press is doing a good job sorting out things, because this is one where you need a roster to keep up with who's who and why do they hate that guy, or if they already hated that guy, why are they lobbing missiles at him now, and who's backing who. Here's one man's version. Plus, gas prices are going up.

Meal of Links

Went to Gillespie's Map Room (the old Grid) on West 9th last night for some pizza. It's a good place, because it keeps me away from the West 6th chaos, although we did have the chaperone hats on standby. Probably the most "normal", for lack of a better term, bar in the Warehouse District, Not much of a menu. Dogs for a buck, sausages, brats and pizza. Ah, the pizza. Outstanding. Three-item large for $12.50. And our beer tab (Bud Light drafts and Michelob Ultra) was $26 for five hours of work. So, the beers were cheap, the Tribe game was on, Johnny Cash was on the jukebox and there were nice-lookin' guys and gals there. I liked it.

"Roger and I are both fit and well, ready to rock." My new credo. It's The Who on tour! No Cleveland dates yet, but lots of wiggle room.

General Motors plots its survival. Perhaps an alliance with Renault and Nissan. Perhaps, a Le Escalade Car in the future.

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Did Michelle Wie pull a Cosby? A long time ago, on one of Bill Cosby's records, he intimated that if he was getting killed in a race during a track meet, he would pull up lame to take the focus off the fact that Cos was getting his ass kicked.

Lemme see, Wie shoots a 77 in round 1 and was the only golfer to withdraw in round 2 because of the heat. BTW, she wasn't going to make the cut. Listen, she's a talented 16-year old, but with corporate sponsors and good publicity to this point, is it just too convenient to quit against the men and blame the heat? I'm just askin'.

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55 Across: 20th-century European leader for over 30 years (4 letters) Answer: Tito