Brooks shows a pretty fundamental lack of knowledge about Detroit when Singletary's wife was growing up there. They were at Baylor in the late 70's, meaning Kim would have been about 10 when it all went to hell in Detroit. The city and suburbs were as segregated as anything in the south after that, the racism might…

@SonofSpurrier: A thin man with a rather large chest.

they dropped the "The" because definitive articles are unhip

Ok, gotta jet out of here and head home, have a good night all.

@StevePerryPsychOut: No, I think they took axes to some of it in order to have something to whine about for stimulus funds. Right now they're working on a section they allegedly had already fixed about 2 years ago (between Clark/Lake and Division).

@StevePerryPsychOut: Hot Doug's is worth the trip in my opinion, and I wouldn't say it's way west — it's as far north from downtown as it is west. It is not about hot dogs, which you can get all over the city. It is about the crazy special sausages and the duck fat fries, neither of which you can get anywhere else.

@thefuseproject: Hot Doug's closes at 4pm. Better be in line when the place opens at 10:30am or so if you go on Saturday, the line gets massive.

@Pete Gaines: Bacon is unhealthy when used correctly. Moderation is not correct usage of bacon.

@Sculptor?!? I just met her!: When Pete sends out the big email to everyone who signed up (which I hope he does again) I'll ask for people to email me if they're coming to town on Friday (or live here and want to go out on the Friday) and get a separate email chain going on that.

@Sculptor?!? I just met her!: Never underestimate me.

@Laser Guided: It mixes. I try to call people their real names unless I forget it. Which happens a lot. I'm kinda bad with names.

@Juancho: We haven't needed nametags the last couple of years and damned if we're going to start now.

@UkraineNotWeak: He preferred going for speed, all alone in his time of need.

Don't worry, if he's any good at the job they'll get rid of him or make him so annoyed that he'll refuse to run again. Hooray, Detroit!

Dear KC Royals,

If Zambrano actually mows his lawn, he's kinda hamstrung for lawn care for a few weeks. His neighbors will be pissed.

Impressive, Bruce has found someone who's as orange as he is.

Awesomeness: if you watched the fight and recorded it, or watch the replay when it shows up on HBO, pay attention to the crowd in the background on the replays of the KO — Jay-Z's reaction is sweet.

@AliciaSacramonesBrownie: Hinrich deserved his technical. You can get up and yell but the moment you shove a guy you're going to get a T, even if the other guy had randomly punched you in the nuts or something first. Retaliation can escalate these things into something much worse, so they'll penalize you every time…

@Pete Gaines: Ah, that explains things. I'd be shocked at a Chicago bar that wasn't cash only that gave anyone a problem for such a thing.