"These are the times that try men's souls." I guess Founding Father Thomas Paine had to put up with NPR pledge drives, too.

Apple’s iPhone 4S Cracked Open, Money Spills Out. http://ping.fm/mrBK6

News 8's Gloria Campos last night on the Texas Rangers win: "There's nothing better than a grand slam with the bases loaded." D'oh!

As public editor of The New York Times, Daniel Okrent formulated Okrent's Law: "The pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true." Agreed, but why is that not considered stating the obvious?

The world will richly reward the person who can synchronize football broadcasts on radio and TV. bettermousetrap

"Postal Service will start putting living people on stamps" ... They'll be very tiny little people, won't they. http://ping.fm/7fYBC

Sad news for North Texans: "Jerry Haynes, ‘Mr. Peppermint’ to generations of kids, dead at 84"