Time keeps on slippin', slippin' … into the future.
- Florida: The strangest state in the union.
- Things are looking grim for the workers trapped in a Utah mine.
- As your financial adviser, I recommend you hold your positions and PANIC! (Don't really panic. The market is always a downer in August.)
- Deathbed watch: Luciano Pavarotti, Merv Griffin, George Steinbrenner, Pakistan, The Republican Party.
- Universal Music goes DRM-free … but not on iTunes.
- We've got a hurricane! But, a) it's in the Pacific and b) it's named "Flossie." Can anyone really be scared of something called "Flossie?"
- The A-Train gets derailed, probably for good.
- Speaking of the Bucs: The great sports blog Deadspin has their Bucs season preview up. If you're thinking Super Bowl in February 2008, you may want to skip this one.
This article appears in Aug 8-14, 2007.