* “To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.”–Otto Von Bismarck. But OVB left out the media. No one wants to see editorial compromise or the cutting-room floor.
* (Still) best rock group name: Grateful Dead. (Still) worst rock group name: The Dead Kennedys. Best potential rock group names: Last Call, Polar Vortex, Synapse, Schism, The Frenetics, Flop Sweat, The Crop Dusters, The Stem Cellmates, Toe Jam Session, Butt Holier Than Thou, Blissed Off.
* Aging update: Yet another unsolicited, mortality-reminding mailing from the Neptune Society.
* “I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So, I stole a bike, and asked for forgiveness.”–Michael Corleone.