Just a Few Blocks from My Office

There was some excitement yesterday in the sleepy little hamlet of Jefferson City. From the JC News-Tribune:

Local man arrested in Oklahoma for shootings

JEFFERSON CITY  – Authorities in Oklahoma arrested a Mid-Missouri man wanted as a suspect in a Jefferson City double homicide early Monday morning.

That’s One Pricey Gerbil

I guess this is what happens when inflation gets out of hand.

Chicken Scratch

What you are looking at is my pathetic attempt to takes notes during a recent interview. In my defense, I only take notes because leaving everything to the recorder subconsciously makes the interview-ee think you aren’t going to get things right. Plus, scribbling furiously into a notebook makes you look very journalistic. I can do (a little) better if I know it has to be legible.

Overheard at Lunch

“It doesn’t matter how you reach the pot of gold, as long as you get there before the leprechaun.”

Must-See TV

Despite standing helpless as I watched Sam go down in the OU season opener, it was a still a pretty good long weekend, TV-wise.