Getting Started - 11/24/08

• Every single teenage girl in America watched the new movie Twilight this weekend, which probably breaks some record set by Titanic for best open by an unrealistic love story. (Link here).

• Had your pirate fill for the day? Me neither. Arrrgh!!! Islamist Shehab militants in Somalia are throwing their headdress into the ring by positioning fighters to attack the pirates raiding ships off the coast of Africa. (FOX News). I can't remember the last Pirate/Islamist sea battle, but here's hoping other countries don't do anything stupid, like getting involved and ruining a perfectly good YouTube moment.

• Everyone hates the Big Three automakers. Especially Congress, who just rejected a plan to bailout the auto industry, but appears ready to bailout Citigroup, on the heels of bailing out AIG. Unfortunately for the Big Three, Americans are visual people, and we can't drive Citigroup's shitty business decisions to work. (NY Times).

• Democrats are considering a $700B stimulus package over the next two years so Americans can overextend themselves on credit to the point of no return. Welcome your new Chinese overlords. (WaPo).

• That sigh you hear across America? Jack Bauer is back in the latest installment of the show "24." After a nearly two year hiatus, Sunday marked the shows return to the small screen with a two-hour bridge to the upcoming season. I assume "bridge" is industry-speak for - "its been so long, here's your refresher episode." The seventh season begin in earnest on January 11, 2009. (Buddy TV).

• The BCS is a mess once again. After OU defeated Texas Tech, the Big 12 South is poised to to use the BCS rankings as the tie-breaker to determine it's representative in the conference championship game. Let the lobbying begin . . . (The Sporting News).

Getting Started - 11/21/08

• The stock market tanked again yesterday as Congress balked at bailing out the auto industry. Just remember - the market can't fall below zero (can it?) (NY Times).

• A federal judge ordered the release of five Algerians held at Gitmo for the last seven years saying their detention was illegal. As part of their release, the men requested bus fare to Crawford, TX. Why anybody would go to Crawford is a mystery, the only thing there is . . . 000h . . . right . . . (NY Times).

• In an unrelated (?) story, Attorney General Michael Muskasey, 67, collapsed during a speech last night and lost consciousness. Reports that 72 vestal virgins were dancing about his body could not be confirmed. (NY Times).

• From the News of the Weird - some cat in Australia gave birth to a kitten with two faces. Creepy photo courtsey of UK Times: