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The Extra Point:

The South Carolina Stingrays and Head Coach Jared Bednar announced today the signing of center Chris Chaput. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Brad has the Week 2 NFL power rankings.

Dan has the Week 3 power rankings.

JET:

Charles Barkley had me rolling Monday night with his commentary during the Redskins and Eagles game. I think Charles brought up a very good point when discussing the "Film-Gate" or whatever it is you want to call the filming of the Jets by Boston Bill and the Patriot Thrill. Baseball players steal signs (especially when on second base) and basketball players have a scout team play as if they are the upcoming opponent before the game, all to get into the heads of their opponents and try to predict what they will do. (I have even watched fighters in the UCF look up at the big-screen to see where their opponents faces are located when they have their bodies turned in order to punch their opponent in the face. So why is it so much of a disgrace when it happens in the NFL?

Cooking on a rainy day

Check out Pork and Whiskey for  these spare ribs.

Al Forno shares his secret for perfect roasted potatoes:

The key changes? Slice the potatoes thinner and cook them a little hotter. Rather than cutting the potatoes into inch-thick chunks (which usually meant quartering small baby red potatoes), I now cut them into about 1/2 inch slices. And now the most important improvement of all: roast them in duck fat.

Love the shrooms?  Brambledoula has been busy adding recipes.

As always if you are into food p*rn, checkout Tartlette's, she's got the goods with figs and goat cheese.

Hang tight, I will be back this afternoon with a sports round up.

(Photo credit Rev. BigDumbChimp)

It's Thursday, right?

Brian alerts us to a Flood Watch in effect, sorry downtowners.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.  Mike Burleson notes Chuck Norris's visit to Iraq.

Joan says there are always lessons to be learned.

JAZ tackles spam:

I wonder if some Ph.D. out there in the land of Academia has considered doing a study of spam (the e-kind, not the canned kind) and what it says about the unexpressed dark desires of the American people.

Eugene visits his former home.

Check out Charles' round-up at Ashcan Rantings.

Politics, conspiracy, and a little humor

Biffle:

The private security firm, Blackwater, was banned from operations in Baghdad today. This edict was handed down by the new Iraqi government. You can bet your butt that soon, like probably later today, our government here will stomp all over the power of the purportedly much-longed-for, self-governing Iraq, and will put Blackwater right back in business.

Charleston Cosmopolitan:

Since our last entry regarding public transportation vs. Jaguar, oil reaches $82.16 with a massive Fed rate cut as Alan Greenspan, on a book tour, finally admits the war is "largely" over oil. Maybe people out there will finally listen to Easy Al, rather than our big mouths. Despite the admission of Greenspan, one of us feels very beaten up today while the other sees some hope in the recent rate cut situation.

Mike Burleson counters the Greenspan comment:

The Media went crazy yesterday and the weekend over some comments from Alan Greenspan's new book, which supposedly said the Iraq War was "all about oil". Well, this typical Media frenzy soon died down

Finally Saphyre Rose suggests some Tryphorgeten.

Bloggy bits

Shadow of Diogenes:

Everyone has an opinion about something and we definitely have our opinions about the people around us - family, friends, acquaitances, even people whom we do not personally know. It is human nature to be opinionted, but my opinion of someone else doesn't necessarily make it true.

Brian has info on Ingrid.

Pam has a case of the "What ifs."

Mike Burleson has five superheroes for today.

Murphy's law on vacation.

Media Matters is coming to Charleston

D.A. Smith from Gay Charleston has details on Thursday's Conversation with David Brock:

Brock is the author of four political books, including “The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts Democracy.’ His preceding book, “Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative,” was a 2002 New York Times best-selling political memoir in which he chronicled his years as a conservative media insider. Remember that silly cover photo on The New York Times Magazine featuring that leopard print mini skirt-sportin’ leggy bile-spewing blonde Laura Ingaham? Meeeeeeeow!

Proud parent moment

Kaytee has a worthy brag:

My children are smart. Of course every mother says that. LOL But in this case, it's completely true! Justin has been bumped up to 2nd grade! 2ND GRADE!

Breaking it down

Head over to GoGreenCharleston where Chad explains Plastic #1:

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET), also known as plastic #1, is one of the most commonly used plastics in the world. Not surprisingly, it’s the most recycled plastic as well - probably all those dreaded water bottles. PET was born in 1973, and was first recycled in 1977 - I can just hear the Bee Gees singing, “More than a plastic; More than a plastic to me”. In 2005, the average U.S. household went through 42 pounds of PET, which seems like a lot.

In local news

The IMAX is no more:

Last Friday I got an email from the local IMAX, telling me about all the cool that would be showing at the theatre through October. Transformers at the IMAX? I’d go see that. Dinosaurs 3D coming soon: an exciting film as IMAX documentaries go, with hungry dinosaurs coming right at atcha. So I was looking forward to catching these, and others, at the Aquarium Wharf theatre.

Three days after the email, IMAX shut its doors - apparently for good.

Of course, there is controversy over the alligator photo.

GMLc has a link to the photo.

In CCSD news, Babbie comments on the controversy over the Rivers High School building.

Looking around

Chuck:

I waited until I entered before I glued it in place since it would have made quite an interesting Mt. Pleasant Police Department mug shot if I had been stopped on the way.

Earl's weekends sound about as exciting as ours.

Swampy:

Did you ever wonder what "in high cotton" means? If you ever had to pick cotton, you would not be puzzled. The higher the cotton, the less you need to bend to pick it and the less your back will ache. If you're in high cotton, life is good!

Joan?  No, it really is JanetLee posting.

A tip for all of our friends:

When you're driving with a guy that likes to take a lot of photos, be sure not to fall asleep.