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Spin, Spin

There are several websites I check almost everyday. I don't know if it's out of actual interest, general boredom, or my brain on autopilot, but it's part of my morning routine.
Every weekday, I take a look at usatoday.com. Of course USA Today is your all-American McNewspaper. I peruse the headlines to see who is blowing up whom in the Middle East, who is murdering their spouse in the midwest, how much the DOW plummeted the day before, and which washed-up celebrity is celebrating their birthday. The thing I like about reading the USA Today is that it seems relatively un-spun. Honestly, I don't read a lot of actual articles, I just like to hit the high-points, so Spin wouldn't affect me too much, but I like the genericness anyway. If it's Spin I want, I head on over to Right or Left. (Both of which I enjoy, BTW.)
Post-USA Today, I always check out The Monroe News Star to see what's what in the big city. Sometimes (rarely) it's full of interesting happenings, but generally, the Breaking News is that it's going to be another Hot One today.
Once I see that it's going to be another Hot One, I click on over to weather.com to verify, and to see just how glad I should be today that I have an indoor job. The last few days there has been a headline regarding Tropical Storm Beryl, but for some reason, each time I see it, I read it as Tropical Storm Bery!, then I'm disappointed that there is no actual exclamation point at the end of the name. I think that punctuating tropical storm names is a good idea. Better yet, why not use adjectives? You know, like "Slippery Pete" or "Sleazy Joe" or something. That way, they wouldn't have to retire Hurricane names for the truly desctructive ones - they could just change the adjectives: "Remember when Dang Ol' Mary came through here back in '85? She ain't got nothing on Abominable Mary!" Someone tell me you have a number to the National Hurricane Service! I've got to get somebody working on this.
Of course, I always check my e-mail, too and you know what I've learned? If you send e-mails, you're much more likely to receive e-mails. Funny how that works, huh?
Okay, I've got to get back to work. I've had a major sweet-tooth today and have been eating candy like it's...well, candy, so I'm all hopped up on sugar. Maybe I can get some work done before the post-sugar crash hits.