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Sunday
Jul262009

In Which It Was A Week Where We Didn't Know

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The Week In Review

That's enough about the Moon, what about the Earth? The Earth is also a celestial body, or so I have heard. Did you know apes can't swim? If there is coincidentally a question about that when I appear on Jeopardy! , that would be advantageous for my chances. This Recording could fire hire that foot-washer I've been complaining our office doesn't have.

On second thought, I'm not terribly keen on going on Jeopardy! ever since I found out about the article this guy's local newspaper ran on his third-place appearance:

Lakeland's John Munson achieved something on 'Jeopardy' Friday night, even if it wasn't money.

The 27-year-old, who now lives in New York, had tried out to participate in the competition as a tribute to his late sister, who'd wanted to appear on the show. Munson came in third Friday. Five-day champion Stefan Goodreau of Los Angeles placed first. After a rocky start, Munson shot up from $200 to $4,600, excelling in a Bob Dylan-themed category.

By the final round, he was still in third place but up to $8,200. His earnings dropped down to $3,200 after he incorrectly guessed 'Cher' as the woman who was 'on a world tour at age 69 when Jeopardy' premiered in September 1984,' and 'had the world's no. 1 hit.' Goodreau correctly guessed 'Tina Turner,' clinching his win.

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But let me get back to the Earth, a subject worth returning to. I have spent my entire life on Earth, so I feel I know a great deal about it. I like the local gravity here, and the blogs. Here are some of my favorite Earth blogs: Apocalypstick, Ellen Copperfield, The State That I Am In, Rise!, Salad and Candy...there's others I'm sure. I don't read the internet as much as I should.

It's a little bit Earth-centric to post pictures of the Earth. I don't want to brag about all our fresh water. Sometimes it's hard to fathom where all the water comes from, or why Poland Spring seems intent on hogging it.

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Kurt Vonnegut once opined that "In the water I am beautiful", inciting about 16-20 seniors at my high school to place that quote on their yearbook page or scrawl it above a sketch of a colostomy bag. In the water you are more wet than beautiful, I thought that was supposed to be the point. Enjoy these articles from The Week That Was:

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I would like a strong Burgundy.

You can find last week's Week in Review here.

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