Let the corrections begin: At least 15 or 20 people sent me the link to the letter written to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette about Daylight Savings Time and Global Warming. However, none of you checked Snopes. The letter was real, but it was written by a troll, folks. Sorry to disappoint.

Reports of A Bee Rapture Were Greatly Exaggerated... Experts may have figured out what's happening to the bees. I first posted about this here. They're not sure, but it may be a fungus or a virus.

Excellent economic news: "If you were looking for a job as a teacher last month, you were in luck. Same goes for health workers, retail clerks and building contractors. All told, the economy added 180,000 new jobs, dropping unemployment to a 4.4 percent rate that matched a five-year low."

Rumor has it that Starcraft 2 may launch next month.

In case you were watching American Idle: Bill Moyers returned to PBS last night with an excellent documentary ("Buying the War") examining the mainstream media's role in the run-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq. Transcript.

Myth America

If the dry cleaner tries to charge you a couple of million bucks for pressing two dress shirts and a blouse, blame this guy.

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Sheep. Dog. Sheepdog. Get it? (Let the fleecing begin.)

"Her father was dying, and the drug company wanted $47,000 for his medication. So she did what any daughter would do: She became a liar and a fraud."

From sunfell: A Pew Research quiz: What's your news IQ? (I got a 91)

From kiji_kat: Old Mike, New Christine