$250 Senior Stimulus

I'm not sure that I follow this one. Social Security receipients won't receive a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) increase in 2010. Mr. Obama commented that their buying power would be diminished without a COLA increase in 2010 when announcing the plan to issue $250 stimulus checks to SS receipients. The ONLY reason there won't be a COLA in 2010 is because prices WENT DOWN last year. If SS income is constant and prices of goods purchase decrease, then buying power actually INCREASED! How many SS couples will head to their local Best Buy and purchase a new 32" HDTV, courtesy of the SSA?

ALCS Game 5

Once Nick Swisher worked the count full, I thought for sure Rivera would take at least an 8-7 lead to the bottom of the 9th inning. But Fuentes only needed to throw one 3-ball pitch and it was enough of a strike for Swisher to loft a fly ball to shallow left.

Where's Al Gore?

We've had some early frost and snow here out west. And the Patriots played the Titans on a snow-covered field today.. October 18th - 4 weeks into autumn, not winter! Global Warming? I think it has more to do with Mr. Gore's business interests.

Phillies help NYC Football Fans

Since the Phillies could host a World Series game on the evening of Nov. 1st, the NFL rescheduled the Giants @ Eagles from 4:15 to 1:00 and moved the Vikings @ Packers into the 4:15 doubleheader slot. Currently the Jets and Giants are scheduled to play during the 1:00 window... don't remember the last time that happened there (or the SF Bay Area, or DC-Bal, other 2-team markets). It's the first weekend of the flex game for NBC so if the league doesn't move the Jets to 4:05, NBC could move Jets-Dolphins to prime time. Denver-Baltimore and San Francisco-Indy could also be of interest to the flex schedulers.