Thursday's Flurry of Words

Stay The @!&% Away, #7!

As sports fans, we have our limits. Michael Vick’s continuing career as a football player is mind-boggling and a shame for the NFL and all of professional sports. We believe in second chances (lord knows we’re thankful for the ones we’ve had). But this despicable human being should not have one. This Sunday he will be cheered as the official starter for the Philadelphia Eagles. Apparently, all you need is a “heart-to-heart” with a self-righteous blowhard, and then — poof! — you are saved (Jesus always works). But we digress. You don’t want to hear about this. You’re more interested in news of the word. As always, lots of stories are percolating in Washington, DC. Find out more at this weekend’s National Book Festival. And Donald Rumsfeld has a new book about his time in the Bush II reign — too bad the summer is over, this sounds like a good beach read! Barnes & Noble continues to fight from within (is it bad that we’re enjoying this?). Playboy has always been an excellent place to publish your stories, and now those stories are being shared with the blind. Last but not least, Jon Stewart & Co. return to the shelves with their new book, Earth, which will hit the shelves just in time to give us what we need — a good laugh. Ready… break! — Andrew Geer