According to ABC News last night, the average price of gasoline has dropped 9-cents across the country over the last week.
But don’t get too excited, the price of Starbucks Coffee is going up 9-cents.
That’s a $32.85 increase over last year for a daily caffeine pick me up.
Folgers is sounding better and better.
Category: misc
Voters take control of the debate
I didn’t get a chance to watch it last night – I even forgot to DVR it – but according to CNet, the CNN/YouTube DNC debate went over well last night.
CNet said the candidates dodged a number of questions and Anderson Cooper failed to pressure them to answer but overall the debate appeared to be a success.
Read the full story.
NPR also has a story on All Things Considered.
Tim and Dennis on WWE
Tim Storm and Apocalypse were on WWE TV progamming this past week a couple different times.
Both were on RAW Monday night as security guards to break up a fight between John Cena and Bobby Lashley.
The next night on ECW, Storm was in a squash match with Big Daddy V (Viscera). Incidentally, Viscera was Storm’s third wrestling match ever when he got started in the business.
Apoc also showed up on Smackdown as a “sad clown” who got punched in the face by Kane during a Mardi Gras segment with Edge.
There was a photo of Apoc on the front page of WWE.com last week but it’s since been taken down and I haven’t been able to find it again.
Doh.
Headphonaught on holiday
Old Lochyside Castle
Originally uploaded by Headphonaught.
Thomas has posted some cool photos of his family on holiday in the Highlands last week. Check out his Flickr stream for more.
Bush signs exec order against torture
President Bush has signed an executive order setting new rules for holding and questioning suspects in the war on terror.
The order is part of the administration’s continuing response to court rulings that threw out earlier procedures for handling detainees whom the Bush administration regarded as enemy combatants.
Cheney takes command of the Oval Office
You may not have known this – I didn’t – but VPOTUS Dick Cheney took over the powers of the US Presidency over the weekend for 2 1/2 hours.
Luckily no one was bombed while President George W. Bush was under sedation for a routine medical procedure (colonoscopy I think).
Cheney spent his time as POTUS in the small bayside town of St. Michaels, Md.
NPR has a great story on the changing of guard early Saturday morning.
This is the second time Cheney has assumed the role of President. The first was on June 29, 2002.
The only other VPOTUS to do so was George H. W. Bush under Ronald Reagan’s term as POTUS.
Bush Sr. took the reigns from Reagan on July 13, 1985 when President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
Oh and don’t forget – Democratic President Josiah Bartlett gave up control of the Oval Office to Republican Speaker of the House Glen Allen Walken during the first few episodes of season five of The West Wing. Bartlett relived himself of power to the opposing party after his daughter was kidnapped and his VP had resigned due to an affair had while in office.