Take the red pill.
- The stock market continues its epileptic seizure.
- Violence erupts in Iraq, as 200 people are killed yesterday in "coordinated" suicide bombings in the largely Kurdish northern region of America's latest colony.
- A bridge too far? Maybe not. A rail line linking Tampa and St. Pete has taken a few baby steps toward reality.
- Atlanta Falcon's QB and dog fighting enthusiast Michael Vick has been accused of a lot, but stealing pit bulls and selling them on eBay to earn money to purchase missiles from Iran (because, you know, he pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda in February)? That seems outlandish, especially since he already made enough NFL scratch to buy a small army. In other, more grounded Vick news, a plea deal seems likely.
- Speaking of plea deals: Gambling NBA ref (and current Bradenton resident) Tim Donaghy has plead guilty to felony "conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting waging information through interstate commerce." I feel good about the quality of NBA officiating now. How about you?
- Your tropical update, accurate and dependable from the St. Pete Times.
- Imagine John Lennon on iTunes.
- The New York Times reports that the odds we're living in a computer simulation not unlike The Matrix are actually pretty good. The simulation hypothesis does explain a lot â including every story on this list.