The High Heat

Jimmy Hoffa's wallet.

You are correct, citizen. Thank you. Simon's charges have been reduced to involuntary manslaughter. He claims to have been shooting celebratory shots into the air honoring the new year.

Tramp Stamp!

Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem

Orioles reliever wanted for murder in the D.R. A few years back recent post season hero Juan Uribe was accused of the same in the D.R., but was cleared. However, Ugueth Urbina is still serving a 14 year sentence for two counts of attempted murder in Venezuela.

Despite the fact I live a couple hours from the ocean in NC, an orange tree just wouldn't make it here. We used to only get maybe an inch of snow per winter, but the past couple of years we've had accumulation. The sun is still working on ridding us of the 8 inches from Sunday's storm. We don't get Minnesota cold, but lows in 20's, 30's are normal Jan/Feb temps. Oranges from the store are plenty available, but yeah, they usually aren't very good, average at best. It's frustrating when you love 'em.

I love oranges! Nature's candy! You couldn't brown truck a couple of those my way, could you?

I had another joke, but I forgot it. In the meantime... Go fuck yourself.

The story goes that Bill Black was trying out a new electric stand-up bass, but being used to only playing accoustic he became frustrated, put the instrument on the floor, slid it across the room, and stormed out of the studio. Elvis calmly picked up the bass and easily played the part, which is prominent in the intro and outro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztGGtygTTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox-DmJ9H3ng

Enjoy the protests!

Some cards are for free meals or even services. Cards are also great long-distance gifts. I gave about a dozen cards from various places and received one (plus cash and other gifts).

My 10 year old niece got one of those this year. She loves it! I gave her a set of walkie-talkies, the real ones, not the cartoon character bullshit kind. She loves the boys' toys!

Hesitating Beauty (of all songs) in Hardee's (of all places).

Atticus! Atticus! Atticus! Atticus! Atticus! Atticus!

One year I received a s'mores maker, aka mess maker. I don't like s'mores and the person knew it.

Trapped in yesterday's snowstorm I watched quite a bit of television, something I don't do a lot of, and man, the Kennedy Center Honors commercials make the event look all kinds of pretentious.

Now that Christmas is over is it too early to put up Spring Training decorations?

From Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki: The Phils have Rollins, Ibanez and Lidge (who also has a team option for 2012) in their final year under contract, so they make this work by under-paying Lee by $10MM in 2011. The 2016 $12.5MM team option buyout for Lee sure is a doozy, though. He'll be financially better off breaking his neck in 2015 than blowing out his arm.

It'd be more lucrative for Jeff Tweedy if an album were put out with other artists covering Wilco songs. The writers make the money on albums, not performers.

The Royals' Billy Butler just did an interview on XM's Homeplate, and he said Zack Greinke sucked the life out of their clubhouse last year. Greinke didn't do anything like Manny, but he was generally moody and a pouter. Butler doesn't feel Greinke was more qualified to complain because he brought home a Cy Young, and that it was every players job to just play. The Royals gave him an extended contract, which he didn't have to sign, so he could have played in KC until free agency; but he made a committment. Most importantly in Billy Butler's view, the Royals stuck with Greinke when he strugglin

First saw this on Ferguson's show (that is a clip from Leno and a has a little more energy) and was beside myself with giddiness. I love it and I'm not even a TS fan!

Plus it's the NL Central, which isn't all that competitive, but don't forget the Reds. The Crew have given up quite a lot for their two new pitchers, but they'll get a few back or draft picks for Fielder. I've read Greinke always wanted to be a hitter. Now he'll get a few chances to be one.

Stuff a few C-Notes in there and it'd be someone's favorite gift.

Maybe we should hold a peaceful disturbance and call it Quiet Riot.