More bad advice from the Tribune

Winter storm survival tools

• Eat regularly and drink ample fluids, but avoid caffeine and alcohol.

Thanks. This alone could kill me, even on a sunny day.

what could possibly go wrong?

Laynce Nix is a Prairie Chicken.

Backe v. Marquis: Duck and Cover

Top 1st: Houston
- K. Matsui fouled out to third
- H. Pence flied out to right
- L. Berkman grounded out to second
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Houston 0, Chi Cubs 0
Bottom 1st: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano grounded out to third
- R. Theriot lined out to second
- D. Lee grounded out to pitcher
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Houston 0, Chi Cubs 0
Top 2nd: Houston
- C. Lee grounded out to third
- G. Blum grounded out to third
- T. Wigginton doubled to deep left
- D. Erstad grounded out to pitcher
0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors
Houston 0, Chi Cubs 0
Bottom 2nd: Chi Cubs
- A. Ramirez flied out to right center
- J. Edmonds doubled to right
- M. DeRosa doubled to deep left center, J. Edmonds scored
- K. Fukudome flied out to right
- G. Soto walked
- J. Marquis fouled out to first
1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Houston 0, Chi Cubs 1
Top 3rd: Houston
- H. Quintero flied out to right
- B. Backe grounded out to third
- K. Matsui ground rule double to deep center
- H. Pence walked
- L. Berkman singled to right, K. Matsui scored, H. Pence to third
- C. Lee homered to deep left, L. Berkman and H. Pence scored
- G. Blum grounded out to first
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors
Houston 4, Chi Cubs 1
Bottom 3rd: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano popped out to shallow right
- R. Theriot singled to right
- D. Lee flied out to deep right
- A. Ramirez walked, R. Theriot to second
- J. Edmonds walked, R. Theriot to third, A. Ramirez to second
- M. DeRosa homered to deep center, J. Edmonds, A. Ramirez and R. Theriot scored
- K. Fukudome doubled to right
- G. Soto intentionally walked
- J. Marquis doubled to deep right, K. Fukudome scored, G. Soto to third
- A. Soriano homered to deep left, J. Marquis and G. Soto scored

unprecedented things in the news

Troglodyte Homunculi move into fourth place
Wellness Center on notice, freaked out
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If Richard Clarke were VP this wouldn't be happening, or, stick your head between your legs and kiss your @ss goodbye (cont'd)

The Pakistanis are our very good friends and allies (see also: Earf blowing up), espatially, da rezzziDUNCE's boy, Pervez "Pervy" Musharraf...

Nuclear Ring Reportedly Had Advanced Design

WASHINGTON — American and international investigators say that they have found the electronic blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon on computers that belonged to the nuclear smuggling network run by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the rogue Pakistani nuclear scientist, but that they have not been able to determine whether they were sold to Iran or the smuggling ring’s other customers...

But the latest design found on Khan network computers in Switzerland, Bangkok and several other cities around the world is half the size and twice the power of the Chinese weapon, with far more modern electronics, the investigators say. The design is in electronic form, they said, making it easy to copy — and they have no idea how many copies of it are now in circulation (YAY!... Ed.)

this is probably nothing to worry about

News headline: More churchgoers are carrying guns

watch for falling objects

San Diego 14-25 (Road: 6-15) 8:05pm ET
Chi Cubs 23-15 (Home: 15-6) TV: CH4, CSN
SD: S. Estes (0-0, 0.00)
CHC: J. Marquis (1-2, 5.08)

you guys better duck and cover

Shawn Estes will take over the fifth spot in the Padres' rotation and make his first start Tuesday in Chicago. Estes is going to have to fail at least once more in the regular season before convincing everyone that he doesn't belong. Perhaps Petco Park will help him retain a respectable ERA for a month or so, but the Padres should have stuck with Wilfredo Ledezma.