For the second consecutive week, black bears are making news in Louisiana and not in a positive way. Last week we were served notice that a hunter was cited after he accidently shot a couple of bears thinking they were wild feral hogs. Full Article at The Shreveport Times
Hunting suffered somewhat less as there were breaks in the rain and wind. The last muzzleloader hunt of the year at Duette Park had a surprisingly good tally considering the weather. Full Article at Bradenton Herald
My roommate Elliott just got a Droid, the new phone from Verizon. Because he's addicted to the Internet, he basically cannot stop looking at the thing. Full Article at ChicagoNow
Consider this the calm before the storm. Full Article at New York Observer
"The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, (400 pages, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth), is the only Pulitzer Prize winning novel found in the children's section of your local library... Full Article at News Blaze
“I can’t kill an animal. ... I can’t even cut up a chicken,” she said. Full Article at Bradenton Herald
The Toy Industry Association (TIA) today announced the finalists for the tenth annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards. The annual toy awards is is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2010. Full Article at Shopping Blog
We usually hate stories about lost jobs, but the latest news from Washington cheered us up no end. Full Article at Houston Chronicle
I know I usually half-ass something about the NFL in this space (It being an NFL picks column and all), but I think I’d rather talk about Jersey Shore today. Full Article at The Big Lead
Brothers When a US Marine (Tobey Maguire) is presumed killed in action, his ex-con brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) steps up to help with his widow (Natalie Portman) and daughters. Full Article at Boston Globe