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It opens with clashing cymbals and some thundering beats of a timpani followed by a few bars of trumpet fanfare that make us, in some weird Pavlovian manner, turn into fans of sports we completely forgot existed for the previous three years and fifty weeks. We hear those trumpets and something makes the room go silent so we can catch up with how the Norwegian handball team is doing.

Remember when I told you a little while ago that I had news about my Suburban Turmoil newspaper column? Well, today, my friends, I get to tell you all about it.

Several weeks ago, I blogged about how much trouble I was having with Leo’s crate training. When put in his crate, the pup barked and whined and fussed and scratched. Basically, I dreaded anything to do with Leo and the crate.

Leo the puppy is a great little (heh) guy. I am so glad Katie and I decided to get him, and I think he’s going to be especially nice when he gets big enough to hang out in the house and go on trips with us.

In an hour I will be taking Leo the pup to get his last puppy shots. Then we’ll have two weeks for them to sink in, and he’ll no longer be on puppy probation.

We’ve had the worst trouble keeping our dogs in our newly fenced in back yard. Obviously I’m talking about the two little dogs, not the soon-to-be-huge Leo pup. Katie had trouble at her old house - complete with chain link fence.

From the Columbus Dispatch, apparently Rush Limbaugh isn't going to be charged with any crime for advocating that Ohio Republicans should commit voter fraud...money quote:

Received via email, comes this:

TENNESSEE FIREARMS ASSOCIATION KNOXVILLE CHAPTER

THE MARCH MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 4, 2008

Our guest speaker is Sgt. Keith DeBow from Knoxville Police Department, training academy. The subject will be the revised training for officers regarding persons with carry permits and advice for those who have carry permits in dealing with police officers. This is a follow-up to the incident that Trevor Putnam spok