Hush, Hush - Voices Carry

I'm sure most of you can relate to the following. You're in a small-time, Indian-run casino in the northwoods of Wisconsin or northern New Mexico or nowhere Montana - okay, let's just call it Wisconsin so you can better imagine the landscape. You're somewhere between hangover number one and the one that follows - but that's all right because you're on vacation in big gulp country.

You find yourself at a blackjack table where the cards aren't falling your way and at the other end of the table are a He-and-Mrs. Jones you vaguely remember from some other casino or bar. They seem to remember you, too. Because they are talking and, among other things, what they are talking about is you. Two things make this clear: One - they try very hard and very poorly not to appear to be talking about you and Two - when one says "Shhhh - he can hear you" the other replies, "He can't hear me way over there." It makes things a little weird, a little uncomfortable. Plus, it's killed your buzz.

So you're out of there. Off that table where the cards are ugly and weirdness prevails and you wander the floor shaking hands with the bandits who break you one twenty at a time.

Police: Officer Smelled Alcohol on Kennedy - Aw, Come On, You're Kidding

Perhaps not the best insurance risk, but the Kennedy's are still being looked out for as ABC reports:

Police: Officer Smelled Alcohol on Kennedy

Police said Kennedy exited his vehicle, was observed to be staggering, and identified himself as a member of Congress. He said he was late for a vote, though the last vote had been hours earlier.

A higher-ranking Capitol police officer instructed the other officers not to administer a field sobriety test, Cannon said. Kennedy was then reportedly driven home by police.

"I would say within law enforcement that there is probably concern that consideration was given to a member of Congress that would not have been afforded a normal citizen on the street," Cannon said.

Living With War

In the spirit of Ohio and the spirit of the massive immigration marches going on around the country today, take a listen to Neil Young's new anti-war album here