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North Korea - This whole North Korea thing is kind of weird. Nobody really saw Iran as a real threat, and we could argue for days whether or not Iraq was a real threat to us, or just to Bush's pride. But North Korea might actually be a real threat. It is bringing out the panic in people (yet again.... a regular theme throughout this new century) though which I find interesting. I will give Kim Jong Il my vote for the craziest weirdo on the planet - I personally wouldn't trust the guy in a poker game.

Population - There was an article in the USA Today yesterday about how our nation is very close to hitting 300 million people (this doesn't include the couple million illegal immigrants - again, an argument for a different day). Predictions estimate that we'll be 400 million people around the year 2040. That's still about 900 MILLION people less than is estimated to currently be living in China. The other thing I found amazing was the graph that showed where the population was growing state-to-state. They broke it down to show where the increase of minorities was and the three states with the largest growth of minorities..... Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.... Not something I would have predicted but cool none-the-less.

Pop Scandal - Three folks were arrested and now face federal charges because they stole secrets from Coca-Cola and tried selling them to Pepsi. Everyone knows that Pepsi's better anyways! But seriously... FEDERAL charges? Wow, these people take their pop secrets seriously. It was probably the new Diet Coke recipe that includes a package of Mentos with every bottle.

Local News

Railroad - Rochester made the national news with the ongoing battle between the Mayo Clinic and the DM&E railroad. It's an interesting debate but I don't see a resolution anytime soon. I tend to see the side of the Chamber of Commerce/Mayo Clinic that says Rochester will suffer if something happens to cause its clients from around the world to want to go elsewhere. But by "elsewhere", I wasn't thinking "the Cleveland Clinic" as is referenced in the article. Not sure why I am surprised to hear "Cleveland Clinic" in the same reference as "Johns Hopkins". This type of Railroad vs. City battle has been going on for Centuries.... back in the days of Blazing Saddles even.

Sports

World Cup - France beat Portugal. Dangit. So now we have France vs. Italy in the final of the World Cup this weekend. Both have won the World Cup recently. It's like watching the Lakers vs. the Celtics in the NBA finals... I'm predicting that Italy will go out to an early lead in the match. Then France will complain and whine that they need help, we'll send some players over at halftime to help, then France will bail out and go home right after halftime. Either that or they'll throw in the white towel sometime in the 5th minute of the match.

Entertainment

Look 3x (or Look, Look, Look for non-Oakland folks) - Guess who's back.... back again.... everyone's favorite... M... C... HAMMER!!! No joke. He has an album out on iTunes only. CD to come out in a few weeks. But for those of you that can't wait that long, here's a link to his blog page. That's right. MC Hammer has his very own blog page for you to look over. But please remember... Hammer, don't hurt 'em.

Song of the Day - There are so many good Hammer songs to choose... but how many of you actually owned Too Legit to Quit? How many remember the Hand signs for Too Legit? The video had many stars to show you how to do it. Jose Canseco, Isaiah Thomas, KIRBY PUCKET, Rickey Henderson, Deion, David Hasselhoff (Christine.. your favorite), and David Robinson.

Video of the Day - I watched the ORIGINAL Superman (the 1978 version). I'm not sure why they had to remake this movie. The original had cheezy graphics, people flying around with invisible cables, Tron-esque effects that made it look like we were all out in space. But the original version had MARLON BRANDO! How cool is that? I actually thought Christopher Reeve was pretty good in that movie as well. I'm interested in seeing the newer Superman Returns especially with Kevin Spacey playing Lex Luthor. I guess they use original archive footage of Jor-El (Brando) in the newer one too. Enjoy the 30-Second-Bunnies re-enacting the original Superman movie!!

Webpage of the Day - In a weird move - South Carolina lowers the legal consentual age to.... 14?!?!?!?! WTF!! "The provision was added to avoid severe penalties for young people experimenting with sex". Something definitely not right with this.