Good morning.

Travel day for me.

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Busy today.

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Our earlier open thread is just about full.

My computers seem to be malware free now, but I'm still being very cautious. The last expense I want this time of year is a new computer or even worse, two.

In political news, Newt Gingrich today promised an evangelical group in Iowa he'll remain faithful to his current wife. In a letter promising to oppose gay marriage, he added:

"I also pledge to uphold the institution of marriage through personal fidelity to my spouse and respect for the marital bonds of others," he wrote.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

I didn't blog this weekend because my laptop got taken over by the latest virus (malware) scam, which starts with an alert that your computer is infected. It uses the official Microsoft logo. Within minutes, all executable security programs are disabled (it plants something in your computer registry) so your anti-virus and anti-spy software programs don't work; it hijacks your browser; and every 20 seconds or so, it pops up on your screen telling you to activate its program for $60 to be free. It took me all weekend to get it removed, no easy task, because it also disables your ability to implement the fix. It even disabled my printer from printing the fix. What a nightmare. [More....]

Teeeeeeebooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww!!!!

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Everybody cool it in the comments please.

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El Clasico, Barca v Madrid, coming up in a few minutes.

I like Madrid. Line is pick or win bet (+140.)

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Still busy but just noticed that CP3 was traded to the Lakers. Wow!

Wait, what? (h/t Bill Simmons.) Stern did what?

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Hateris Tebowis:

Week: 6 Tebow performance: Filling in for the ineffective Kyle Orton in the second half, Tebow nearly rallies Denver to a victory over the Chargers.

Haterus Tebowis comments: "That was adorable. But if John Fox listens to these stupid Denver fans and starts Tebow in a game next week, he needs to have his head examined."

Haterus Tebowis population: 150 million [MORE . . .]

From a balmy, perfect 80 degrees in Key West to an icy, freezing 7 degrees in Denver -- pure culture shock. I'll be back to blogging soon, thanks to Big Tent Democrat for keeping the site running while I was gone.

To tide you over, and given the icy roads, here's a primer I wrote on "What to do if I Get in an Accident: [More...]re's the ACLU's Know Your Rights.

In the meantime, here's an open thread, all topics welcome. And some reminders about what to do if you get n a fender-bender or stopped by the police: [More...]

TEEEEEEEEEEEEBOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

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