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Ta-Nehisi Coates bursts the bubble:

Losing an election is not fun if you care about public policy, and especially if you've devoted any significant time or effort in the election.

Another week, another slobber-knocking football game.  This one should be a low-scoring affair.  The "experts" are pretty split on this one:

Ah, the receivers.  I don't think any position on the roster has been debated more than the receiver position.  This is the biggest hole the Titans have, and in my opinion, the first position that should be upgraded in the offseason.  A lot has been made of Vince Young's poor performance this season, but there is no doubt that he got very little help from his guys on the outside.

Justin Gage was a

Cross posted from Blue Collar Muse.

The Jackson Sun reported Saturday that state Senator Jim Kyle (D-Memphis) is proposing an interesting change to Tennessee’s statutes.

for our impending trip, we are using some frequent flyer tix. which generally means we get junk for choice of flight. we leave early tomorrow and have some significant time in what business people call "lay over." so i am ripping some dvds to mp4 format and plugging them into my ipod for myself and the lady to watch.