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"Sedaris’s droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world’s crevices makes him one of the greatest humorists writing today” -Chicago Tribune

“When a writer like Sedaris comes along who can make you giddy with laughter at the same time that he’s visiting some of the darker corners of existence, we ought to celebrate.” -San Jose Mercury News

Los Angeles Times:

Parker scored 34 points, the most in a WNBA debut, and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury, 99-94, on Saturday.

Turned out to be quite a nice day. Morning clouds gave way to bright sunshine as temperatures rose through the 50's in the morning and into the 60's just before noon. We ended up reaching 67° just after 4 pm this afternoon.

NewsChannel5 reports:

The first red light cameras have been installed in Murfreesboro.

Three of seven cameras are posted at three intersections including the intersection of Memorial and Northfield boulevards.

Legal Newsline tells the story of blogger Kathleen Seidel, who took on a powerful trial lawyer and won.

I really didn’t need a reason not to get a 2008 Mercury Milan, but thanks for reason #235 from the Ford Corporation and Microsoft not get a Mercury Milan.</mercury milan>

When I was working on an ambulance, I often had police officers do ride-alongs in order to keep their first aid training updated.

I’d believe that Mercury being in retrograde explains everything about how weird and grueling these last two days have been.

Instead, dear friends, I believe I’m going to have to suck it up and talk with someone about my panic attacks, which have become so terrible I about can’t stand it.  I missed a meeting last week, couldn’t get out of the building yesterday, and missed a meeting

Temperatures this morning on the Plateau are in the upper 20's to start. We won't get any warmer than that for the rest of the day as a cold front will push through later this morning. That will drop our temperatures throughout the day. This front has already come through sections of West TN...for instance, Paris, TN is now 22° with a wind chill in the single digits.

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