24 In Real Life

News Terrorism

This story sounds like something from the plot of a 24 season. There are reports that someone has brought a dirty bomb into Boston. Why Boston and not D.C. during the Inaguaration? Jeff Quinton has a roundup of all the stories.

Shipwrecked!

Blogging

How did this ever happen? How did we get blown so far off course? Of course I don’t really know how far we are from where we’re supposed to be. I went to sleep in my cabin and woke up here on the beach. Did anyone else survive the shipwreck?

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KOTB Tournament

Blogging

I’m participating in the "King of the Blogs" tournament this week. I’m not sure how to win yet, but I’m working on it. I believe you can vote for me by following the "crown" link at the top of the sidebar. When you get to the official KOTB page, look fore the survey on the left side of the page. More later today…gotta go do some real work now.

Top Ten Proposed Changes at CBS News

Laugh, It's Funny

From the January 11 Late Show with David Letterman.

10. Stories must be corroborated by at least two really strong
    hunches.

9.  "Evening News" pre-show staff cocktail hour is canceled until
    further notice.

8.  Reduce "60 Minutes" to more manageable 15-20 minutes.

7.  Change division name from "CBS News" to "CBS News-ish"

6.  If anchor says anything inaccurate, earpiece delivers an
    electric shock.

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