Because it's Black Friday, but mostly just because I feel like it . . .

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chris Rock:

Lawrence O'Donnell is talking about the French consulate warning French tourists to avoid Dorchester

A French class at Codman Academy wrote a letter to them when they read about it in the paper. It's where LO grew up. You should hear him pronounce "Daw-ster!"

Watching "Next of Kin."

Crappy movie, but how else do I get to spend a Saturday evening with Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson?

Just because I feel like it: A little CCR for a Friday night.

Sergeant Schultz kitteh!

"Ancient Aliens" has got to be the funniest show on TV!

Now they're saying that the Plague was actually germ warfare by ETs!

Still one of the funniest kitten videos ever.

IMHO.

In Honor of Harry Reid and the Demise of the Filibuster:

Ladies and gentlemen, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Anyone here ever read "Storming Heaven" by Denise Giardina?

It's a novel about the coal wars of West Virginia and eastern Kentucky. The customer reviews on amazon are mostly very positive -- but not all. If you've read it, what do you think?

Does anyone else ever wonder what the history books will say about this era 50 years from now?

If this country is still around, and if there are any history books and people able to read them, that is?