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Today’s entrant in my own personal contest of Younique Names is the defendant on Judge David Young. Her name is Toprecious.

On Saturday, the four of us went out to a park to take advantage of the great weather and the fall colors and get some family pictures. I think they ended up very well.

I’ve been slack lately about getting pictures of the Bug. Maybe it’s cold-induced crusty nose, or the never ending series of mosquito bites. Or maybe I’m just out of the habit.

Either way, I wish I’d thought to bring out the camera last night. Then I could treat y’all to a round of “whoas” from the Bug.

…which is not much. Tom Humphrey on some constituent calls our state legislators have been getting recently:

From Colby Sledge:

Dan Lehr pays the homage:

Those who believe the United States flag is the symbol of our country, aka “the one worth giving your life for,” I beg to differ. For me, it’s the document you see above that makes the United States the greatest country in the world.

So now the American political process has degenerated to the level of the paint on a cheap [bleep].

Obama's words, "Lipstick on a pig", describing McCain's policies is the latest supposed outrage. McCain says it's a sexist remark aimed at Sarah Palin, which is funny, since McCain used the expression twice with regard to Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin herself said that it was the only difference

What?  You’ve never heard of “going ape” over something before?  It’s an old expression.  Not unlike putting lipstick on a pig or wrapping stinky, old fish in a newspaper.