Actually, traffic jams can be just as festive. The long waits while two cars (who played bumper pool) that don't want to move the cars off the interstate because the police havent' assessed the accident.....yet; the construction signs that are blinking that the right lane is closed ahead, but in reality, it isn't once you get there; or the morons that discover that the lane merged a mile ago and is now driving on the side of the road trying to get back onto the road, of course, without a turn signal.

Ah, to have mass transit. I would really miss the circus every morning.

thank you for sharing your humor with us. it is much appreciated!

I was surprised that you didn't mention a new book that recently came out: "The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why it Matters" by Rose George. Yes, a book about...well.... you can figure it out...let's just say toilets and toilet paper. They say the average person spends 3 years on the toilet. Not sure I'm going to run out a buy the book but I found that trivia fact somewhat amusing so I'd thought I'd share it with you.

Thanks for blogging.

I read about Jennifer Anniston and what she had to say about Jolie – the article I read though Jennifer complained about Jolie not being discreet in stealing her husband – not the actual stealing. I wondered when I read it if Jennifer was saying "she's welcome to him but I wish she had been more discreet and not such a harlot when she wooed him away from me".

John Edwards is unbelievable – so cheating on your wife is ok if she is in remission from cancer? Its too bad that someone rescued him from that bathroom he barricaded himself in when the press was chasing him around that hotel. Its also too bad that someone did not get some video on him running through the hotel hounded by a bunch of reporters and then diving into the restroom holding the door closed and locking it – I'm sure its good for several laughs.

Don't be too hard on Lohan – a lot of people are trying to come to terms with having an African American President. Take my mother – first thing she did after he was elected was whisper to you that now we had a "black" President. She still whispers it like its a state secret and she doesn't want it to get out. I asked her – somewhat impolitely according to her account (between laughing in my account) – if she thought no one else had noticed and she was trying to keep it on the down low. She didn't have an answer for that one except for giving me "the look"....I'm sure you know "the look" – its that "wait til your father gets home" look that as children we always tried not to get.

Too bad about the subway prices. Seems like everything is going up these days – except the stock market. That's another thing my mother whispers about but that's a whole different story that I'm not sure I have figured completely out yet. My mother gets stranger every day – and she was pretty strange to start with.

Thanks for the great post and have a great evening!!!

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Jack, do you have an account on twitter? its almost like a micro-blogging site... i think you'd be great there

And poor little Lindsay is like that Political man in Spain....people don't know what to call Obama...His wife is black, he is multi-racial. A man of color.....so give her a break on the ,'colored' word. We are all lost since he was never around black people until he was in college. (reread that part so it sinks in your little white brain cells)

Yes, yes, and yes we all heard about Edwards. Nuff said. Lets move on with your tabloid CNN article here.
Subway fees? Now that is something I haven't heard this week. But now I have never seen a subway living in southern California. Let's move on....
American Express? Is that the credit card you have to pay in full each month?? OMG, how Disco!

All kidding aside....I'd rather read your weekly update then anyone else... (smiles)

p.s. You forgot the MSN guy dropping the F___ word.

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You know, after years of those funeral looking motorcades, maybe this new administration could go for something more practical (and less depressing). We're getting a First Granny and hypoallergenic First Pooch, so why something hipper than the Caddy brand like my grandpa and his siblings used to drive?

Meanwhile Jack – another great blog!

Lorie Ann, Buellton, Calif.

Archie Bunker indeed.

John Edwards' mullet and Joe Bidens' hair plugs; awesome to see that you have moved on from your fixation for office supplies. Heh!

Speaking of office supplies though, (notice that smooth segue?).......you had better have your little reporters notebook (crib one from Anderson) and a stack of freshly sharpened # 2 Ticonderogas at the ready, pal. I have a feeling Miss Sarah is about to give you enough ammo tonight for weeks of posts.

In the immortal words of the farmer in the movie "Babe". "that'll do".

The only thing you missed today was Mr. "We don't spend a heck of a lot of money" Eddie Liddy the CEO from AIG. He was on Larry King last night. The lighting and makeup people had that man so made up last night. The lights looked warming and glowing over him. I have never seen so much powder on a grown man. Well, maybe at a drag show in Key West.

I can't wait to see the CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler on King telling all Americans how great their gas sucking cars are and how reliable these cars on and how they too are going to change too.

Now as far as Ms. Palin goes actually her interviews were much better off campaign then they were on the trail. Maybe Sarah just can not take leadership and direction from worn out tires. (Wink)