watch the decemberists on a tivo'd leno since leno doesn't make shows anymore, but seriously liking the decemberists.

from the world of politics - uncle joe! did you hear what ol' joe biden said the other day? he was giving a speech out-of-doors, and the teleprompter blew over, and he said «what will barack do now?» heh. unc'a joe, unc'a joe. always saying the funniest things.

and, from business - so general motors is going bankrupt because the reality is that was the only way to break the union. those workers were getting exorbitant wages and quite overly-beneficial benefits, and that's what was breaking the back of that company. so, millions of workers in g-m and in all sorts of support industries will be out of work, and whose fault is that? if the workers had made concessions all these years, maybe more of them could have kept their jobs.

and, this from the entertainment world - about the trailer for the new twilight movie - «"I've watched the trailer so many times, I have it memorized," MTV reader MissyTwilighter32109 wrote.». omfreakingee. for real? goodness gracious, but missy twilighter needs some good solid volunteer work for soak up some of this free time she has weighing so heavily on her hands.

and, this from the world of science - a new study by the univ of washington shows that constant television exposure is detrimental to the development of intelligence in infants. one is tempted to say «no shit» to that, but then one considers the amount of govt [me & you & a dog named boo] money spent on this type of research, and one says instead, «oh, shit».

and, this from sports - vandy baseball lost to louisville in the ncaa regionals. they lost the sec championship, but got into the ncaa's. then, they lost right away and landed in the losers bracket and fought valiantly but lost today. i actually met tim corbin, vandy baseball coach, once at a luncheon. he is a fabulous guy - a real gentleman - caring, compassionate, and competitive. he's driven to succeed but genuinely cherishes people & relationships.

that concludes tonight's news.