Melons, a memoir, and the judge's decision

There are so many amazing little tid-bits out there. For example, who knew that watermelon is rich in lycopene? Lycopene is an antioxidant found also in tomatoes which is believed to help stave off heart disease and certain cancers. mmmmm.... Warm melons.

Ice-cold watermelon is less nutritious, study says

And yes this sounds tawdry, but the article is worth a read, and perhaps the book it promotes would be entertaining as well.

Office drone by day, stripper by night

Diablo Cody sounds like an interesting woman... An intriguing stage name. She made choices that many would find poor, and came out on the other side a champion. I can't help but wonder exactly what would drive someone to such a bizarre path forward.

If you have the time, I've embedded the youtube mpeg of her Dave Letterman Interview. Dave gave her the honor of being his first (and possibly only) book club selection. Check it out!



The Big Dig: Justice is going to be served? Well probably not, but at least Amorello (head of the Mass Transit) will probably soon be gone.

Judge rejects AmorelloÂ’s petition to stop hearing