@UkraineNotWeak: Seriously, couldn't get away from him today! Every channel I turn to, BAM, there he is.

@TheWormInYourApple: It's not Intel's fault, but Intel's not helping, either. The point isn't that stopping the use of minerals from this region will lead to a cessation of violence; the point is that things are really, really bad over there, and every little bit helps. There's no magic fix to all this, but if you put…

There's only one line in Kristof's column about it, but it's worth noting the financial reform bill recently passed has an entire section devoted to "conflict minerals." I can't recall the language off the top of my head, but basically, companies now have to report on their efforts to prevent the use of materials that…

I think I recognize most of those words, but when you combine them in that order, I've basically got nothing.

@I slept with your wife: These two don't even seem to be up at all, let alone up all night.

@xsbs: I know that's what *you* mean, and I don't necessarily disagree, but my point is that I don't think that's what Sarah Palin means when she says what she says.

@xsbs: Well, some of them. "You shall not murder" is pretty solid advice, but I'd prefer the government not enforce the whole "you shall have no other gods before me" thing.

@Brian Crecente: I highly recommend checking out Team Teamwork. Both "The Ocarina of Rhyme" and "Vinyl Fantasy 7" are top-notch.

At least they had the decency to cover the point spread.

U-S-A! U-S-A!

@UkraineNotWeak: You are ruining America for me.

Joni Mitchell is Canadian, too??? Sweet sassy molassey...

@UkraineNotWeak: The list of people whose Canadian ancestry I was entirely unaware of grows with every passing minute. Shania Twain? Really?

Nate Kaeding, you are atrocious and I love you for it.

2003 ALCS, Game 7, Red Sox at Yankees. I'm a lifelong Mets fan, but a New Yorker first. Yankees were down 5-2 going into the 8th, things aren't looking good. Pedro falls apart, the game is tied, we head to extra innings.

Or anywhere in any independent bookstore.

@Sheed's Bald Spot: 8x10 glossies are useless unless they also include circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one is.

@Chris Hanson's Axe: And now MSNBC is saying that "charges are pending." Whatever that's all about.

@Weed Against Speed: Are they skinny, fat, or in-betweens?

@UkraineNotWeak: Speaking as someone whose Halloween outing consisted of wearing a Mets jersey and telling people I was meant to be "failure"... yep, Red Sox fans are worst off. Sure. #worldseries