APOD with a gorgeous image — The Milky Way over a Turkish mountaintop.

Lake County Sheriff sentences himself to jail — Interesting approach. I wonder if we could get Bush into Gitmo for a while. (Hat tip to Freaknomics.)

Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention — In a bizarre turn of events, Your Liberal Media actually does its job for a change. (Thanks to goulo.)

Scalzi on rock star politicians — Yeah. What he said. He’s smarter than me, and it’s early here in Omaha.

9/5/08
Time in saddle: 0 minutes (3.7 mile urban walk today)
Last night’s weigh-out: n/a
This morning’s weigh-in: n/a
Currently reading: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

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