Trading Places
Another actor in his 80s died. Coincidence, or a case for the Murder, She Wrote lady? Assuming, that is, she's not already dead herself...The Stealth American Idol contestant from two towns over, who is finally getting air time since making it to the top 24, performs tonight. The competition is formidable...Great, Microsoft is coming out with a new product I'll never be able to figure out how to use...In news from abroad, the British are fat...This reminds me, today's Fat Tuesday, and Mardi Gras is on in New Orleans, where they still rely on FEMA for some necessities. They will have another big clean up afterward....Manny comes out of hiding tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, perhaps for Lent he has given up asking for a trade. Representing the meat is agent Drew Rosenhaus...Bush Falls On Bike: afterward, Secret Service agents wrestled the bike to the ground. This was an old SNL Weekend Update line used every time President Gerald Ford fell or bumped into something, or had a gun waved in his direction, which was often.