Chairman of the bored

~ Patrick O'Grady

While I strive to muster the intestinal fortitude to go for a run in our gentle 45-mph spring zephyrs, let’s examine a few notes from the news:

• The Sultans of Swat: “Floggings, stonings could begin in Pakistan’s scenic Swat valley.” No, it’s not a delayed April Fool’s gag, and you can read the story here.

• Heeeee’s Baaaaaaack: Renowned doper and dingbat extraordinaire Frank Vandenbroucke wins a bicycle race for the first time since 2005. Must be nice to be in the sports pages instead of the police blotter for a change.

• I Call That Bold Talk for a One-Eyed Fat Man: The Coen brothers are remaking “True Grit,” planning to hew more closely to Charles Portis’ original novel than did the John Wayne classic.

Got some weirdos of your own? Leave ’em in comments.

• Late update: Well, it probably snowed three or four feet today. But not here. We only got to watch it whiz at high speed  from north to south, perfectly parallel to the ground, bound for New Mexico and points south.

4 thoughts on “Chairman of the bored”

  1. 5 posts in 4 days? It appears you are experiencing the first stages of cabin fever. Don’t worry, I see clear skies and warmer weather in your future on Tuesday.

  2. Bless you, my son. Tuesday will be perfect, as I have to work on Sunday and Monday. I’ll take sunny and 70 with a side of no wind, thank you.

  3. How’s this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-j-panzner/anti-dollar-contagion-gai_b_178765.html

    Not getting much (if any) mainstream press, at least that I’ve seen. But months ago a good friend of mine predicted that we would soon see serious attempts at creating a new currency to replace the dollar as the “world’s currency”… and it looks like he called it well. Can’t say I blame the Ruskies, along with all the other countries interested. “Fool them once…” and all that rot.

  4. VDB–good for him. There have been a lot of stories lately of ex-bike racers who hit bottom and are making their ways back. I’m happy for each one of them. I hope they make it all the way back and end ok.

    As for performance enhancement through better chemistry, I always get a chuckle out of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0asbXgZjM

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