By Natasha Julius
Much like Pete Townshend’s gut, we’ve been caught up in the windmill of this week’s major stories.
Market Update
Despite blustery proclamations to the contrary, analysts warn the Human Spirit may still take a pounding in the coming weeks.
Blag-on, Crazy Diamond
More than a year after being barred from public office for life, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is working as hard as ever for his erstwhile electorate. If, of course, by “working as hard,” you mean vomiting taxpayer money in the direction vanity projects and leaving everyone else to clean up the colossal mess.
Fat Twos-day
In other news, it’s time to pack in that New Year’s resolution. Chances are you’re destined to fail anyway.
Short Stop
After announcing his retirement this week, former White Sox great Frank Thomas said he was “proud and honored” the team has decided to retire his number 35 jersey. After all, chances are it’ll be too big for Omar Vizquel to swipe anyway.
In Other News . . .
Finally this week, scientists have once again managed to prove duh, more duh and fucking duh.
Posted on February 13, 2010