Playhouse Square has released its Cinema at the Square schedule. Once more, not much this year. The "West Side Story" sing-along should be fun. "The Godfather" returns for another showing on the big screen. "Ghostbusters" might be cool. The rest are kinda limited in their appeal.

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Some really encouraging news on prostate cancer. Inoperable tumors suddenly became operable ones. A big WTF?

Do you realize we will be getting "Best of the Decade" lists at then of this year? Anyhow, some choices for top album in '09, thus far. Good stuff. Ida Marie probably gets song of the year so far with "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked". But I've been hearing Phoenix and White Rabbits a lot lately.

How "Da Bears" was created.

Things are really getting ratcheted up in Iran. The pics and video are telling quite a story over there. Lots of rocks and militia.

Exercise Yard

Looked so forward to watching the US Open the last few days. Thought it would rain here more than it would there to make that an easy viewing choice. Instead, it rained there. And it is still raining.

Formula One appears to be on its deathbed.

Kerry Wood lost the Indians game today on a wild pitch. Before you say that's the craziest thing you've ever seen, remember Eric Plunk lost a game by throwing a wild pitch (they scored it a passed ball) on an intentional walk at Minnesota. BTW, there is no replay of that, because not one camera caught that action. The broadcast was showing the dugout or the on-deck hitter or something and missed it! That remains hard to top. The reason I remember that game? It happened on my birthday. That box score is here.

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