Cleveland is in the running to host the 2011 Special Olympics. The first thing to remember is if you go, please do not laugh. Seriously, do not laugh.

I found it curious that the Opening Ceremonies would be at Cleveland Browns Stadium, but the Closing Ceremonies are at Canal Park in Akron. I don't get it, is that some sort of cruel joke? It's as if they confirm big-time event status at the beginning and then dare the contestants to find their way to show up in Akron. Almost like hey, they won't pay attention, so we'll switch the finale to Akron. That bugs me for some reason.

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WWDDD? Apparently, he'd get drunk before he would go on "The View". Oh yeah, he was there to promote his Christmas movie. Good grief.

Carolyn from "The Apprentice" found a new job. She now works for Microsoft to find the best small business idea.

How to calculate Pi by throwing frozen hot dogs. Roy G. Biv looks on intently.

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Nomar Stalker and I headed over to the CSU-Kent State game tonight and a crazy thing happened, CSU won. They had a 10-point lead at half, extended it a bit, Kent battled back to a 4-point deficit and then CSU pulled away at the end. Kent seems like they will have a down year, but CSU is on the improve, winning 66-59. They better be as they play Butler, K-State with Coach Huggs, and then #1 Ohio State in the next 10 days.

Highlights included a Becky Burger and some beers. Oh, that was pre-game. During the game, CSU got killed inside and the bench was outscored 40-16. But they gave up no fast break points and outrebounded Kent. It wasn't pretty, but they finally gutted out a win, for a change.

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35 Across: "The Simpsons" bartender (3 letters) Answer: Moe

Moe: "Say, ya, Barn, remember when I said I'd have to send away to NASA to calculate your bar tab?"
Barn: "Yeah, we all had a good laugh, Moe."
Moe: "The results came back today. You owe me 70 billion dollars."