Yesterday I sweltered through what I hope was the last day of this horrid heat wave. The temperature is now down to 86° and is going down. I have a huge backlog of comments needing replies and return visits to make. I also have a five day sleep deficit from which to recover. Finally, I have other duties to make up, as I have been pretty well debilitated for the last five days. With luck, I’ll have everything up to date by the end of this weekend, so please be patient with me.
Jig Zone Puzzles:
Today’s took me 3:51, and yesterday’s took me 3:21. To do them, click here and here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Seattle Times: Republican Dino Rossi will advance to a November matchup with three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
I anticipated this. Lets hope Parry can keep Rossi at bay. He’s a major sleaze.
From The Oregonian:
Oregon’s economy has flat-lined at 10.6 percent unemployment, a stubborn indicator that has persisted nine months, steamrolling job seekers.
July’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate announced Tuesday looms more than a percentage point above the nation’s 9.5 percent.
I see this every day. Everywhere I go I see ‘Out of Business’ signs on once thriving stores The economy has been Bushwhacked.
From TPM: TPM asked [about the mosque], and the response from his spokesman today was simple:
"President Bush has no comment."
That’s his most intelligent position since before November, 2000.
Cartoon: from Cagle.com
Happy Hump Day!
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