I've made my Saturday College Football picks (recorded my sports radio show, broadcast on Netroots Radio tomorrow at noon EST), but only me, the NSA and my investment house know what they are. To be revealed tomorrow morning as I turn the tables on my bad opening weekend.

Open Thread.

Happy Labor Day. (Version with Axl Rose here.)

Lets drink to the hard working people
Lets drink to the lowly of birth
Raise your glass to the good and the evil
Lets drink to the salt of the earth

Congratulations to Diana Nyad. At 64, she is the first to swim from Cuba to Florida. 112 miles, 53 hours.

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has presented a report to Parliament which finds the Syrian attack on August 21 involved the "massive use of chemical agents".

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

The picks: Kentucky -3 1/2 over Western Kentucky, Syracuse +9 over Penn State, Alabama -21 over Virginia Tech, LSU -3½ over TCU, Washington -3 over Boise State, Temple +31 over Notre Dame, Mississippi State +13 over Oklahoma State, California +6 1/2 over Northwestern, Arkansas -10 over UL Lafayette, Georgia -3 over Clemson, Auburn -14 over Washington State, Buffalo U vs. Ohio State, Over 54, Florida International +22 over Maryland. ALL 2 units.

EPL Special - Manchester City (-1) over Hull in First Half.

Go Gators!

Open Thread.

Last workday before long weekend, it's hard to get everything done. I haven't had a chance to read today's news, so here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

My goal for the weekend: Finish watching Pablo Escobar, El Patron del Mal on Mun2.tv. All 74 episodes are available online with English subtitles and it's really good -- almost addictive. I'm up to episode 28.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

College football is back!

My picks (all picks 2 units unless otherwise indicated) for the first night of college football: Utah -3 over Utah State, Fresno State -11 over Rutgers, Tulsa +165 over Bowling Green, Vanderbilt +140 over Mississippi, USC -24 over Hawaii, Akron +23 over Central Florida, South Carolina -13 over North Carolina (3 units), UNLV +14 over Minnesota.

Also too, John Amato of Crooks and Liars and yours truly talking sports - Link.

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It's a jail day for me. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome, including Zimmerman. (Shelley Zimmerman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor perjury today.).

Breaking Bad: Walter's "confession" tape was a terrific plot twist I didn't see coming. I still think the final showdown will be between Todd/Uncle Jack's people and Walt, but it will be interesting to see who else gets killed along the way.

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Muno2 TV has been replaying episodes of the Colombian series Pablo Escobar: El Patron del Mal every weeknight at 8 and 11 pm. It's really good. It's in Spanish but has English subtitles. Andres Parras, the actor who plays Pablo Escobar really looks like him. (Many of the cast members resemble their real life role models, see pictures here.) You can also watch all 74 episodes online. It was produced in Colombia in 2012 by Caracoal TV and is fact-based -- but entertaining. It's not a documentary.

In real life, last week Hugo Aguilar, the former police commander led the operation that killed Pablo Escobar in 1993, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for accepting money from the paramilitary group AUC, United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia . Here's a picture of him with the Escobar's body.

This is an open thread, all topics (except Zimmerman) welcome.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome. (Except Zimmerman.)

It's a jail day for me. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome (except Zimmerman.)