Yesterday, I had to yell at a kid who, with his cronies, was treating one of those Planet Aid drop boxes as his own personal shopping mall. I saw him take a toy and his friends were actually trying on clothes that someone left. I thought they were just going to haul away a box or two. Don't they know these collections are for the poor, the affirmed and maybe the indigent?

The kid apologized right away, so he knew he did wrong. Otherwise, I would have called the authorities. OK, so I didn't know the authorities number. But, I would have called somebody.

And stay off my lawn, too.

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Watch out when looking for Jessica Biel via the Internet. That girl is poison. She is the most dangerous downloadable celebrity because of viruses.

Mark Cuban shows us how the Internet will change. Looks like real-time news and updates are coming.

An excellent account of the US torture tactics. Indefensible.

Roger Ebert with a great piece about his alcoholism. He also throws in a clip from "Clean and Sober", a long ago fave of mine with Michael Keaton and my first recognition of Morgan Freeman.

BTW, beer prices are going up.

Here are some schools that can kill you. Good to see some love for "The Faculty" and Twin Peaks High. But where is "The Substitute", Tom Berenger?

It won't be long before Michael Jackson's doctor gets charged. Seems he was more than an enabler.

America's Douchiest Colleges. And not one of them is on West 6th.

Exercise Yard

In case you had not noticed, the NBA still doesn't have a new contract with its referees. Hard to tell if that's real trouble yet.

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