Last night, I got a flashmob alert from the redoubtable MCARP that the Red Cup coterie would be meeting up at the grand opening of Saints on the Plaza to welcome Dr. Maureen back to OKC from her Wisconsin home. We got to meet her neice, Ginny. The food was delicious: I had the potato and leek soup and it was very tasty, the fish and chips were nothing like the greasy stuff you get in London, it was corn crusted and baked (I think) and very tasty, the lamb “pie” was great, and although I didn’t taste it, I was assured the beef and barley soup was top shelf and so was the meatloaf. They had a guy playing an upright piano and I’m accustomed to seeing him at Junior’s, but I don’t know his name but he added to the ambiance nicely. The hipster crowd tweeted the bejeezus out of the opening and I got to meet a couple of tweeps IRL that I’ve been following for some time. Oh, and one last note: Patrick’s grrrl is f’n gorgeous. I’m envious as hell.

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Things I found interesting on the internet today.

50 things to give up today. This list is fabulous and I printed it out and intend to keep it with me as a reminder.

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Jon Stewart goes ballistic over the pizza shared by Palin and Trump, making me LOL.

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The War on Drugs has FAILED. In a related story, the federal sentencing guidelines have changed regarding crack cocaine and this means 12,000 prisoners, mostly black, could receive early release, according to THIS NPR interview.

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Rachel Maddow gets to the bottom of the Wiener matter. So far, my favorite “pun” about this non-story is the unintended one by Andrea Mitchell who writes that the Wiener scandal coverage is “over blown”. Har Har Hardy Har.

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Some good news! Glenn Beck’s last television episode on Fox will be at the end of the month, POLITICO reports.

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