Or at least not much. I’ve gotta scoot out the door early for an appointment so today’s just links.
- Ray Davies got shot chasing the guy who tried to mug his girlfriend. He’s doing fine but is
lucky to be alive.
Full story at Times Online (registration required – cypherpunk/cypherpunk works). The mugger? Captured, since Davies’ girlfriend got the license plate of the car. [jim] - As threatened, Minneapolis is now enforcing rules of the (rail)road, ticketing people for doing dumb things near the light rail. [press-patch]
- 4-degree day is nice news for Ice Palace. Yeah, it was that cold yesterday, and it gives the people building the Ice Palace much better ice to work with. Check out the progress on the web cam. [press-patch]
- Rose makes Hall gamble, admits to baseball bets on games that he managed, saying
I never allowed my wagers to influence my baseball decisions. So, in my mind, I wasn’t corrupt.
Well, if they’re going to let Rose into the Hall, they’d best reconsider some of the Black Sox, too, but I think that Pete Rose’s ban should last at least through the twenty-year period so he’d have to be voted in by the veterans committee, but even that would be a stretch today, as the rules sayAnyone on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list is not an eligible candidate.
Further, the Hall of Fame is independent, and saysWe believe in high standards, making it very difficult to be elected,
which makes it seem unlikely Pete Rose will get in anytime soon. [press-patch] - FCC fines company $5.4 million for violating do-not-fax rules. Fax.com got fined. Of course it’ll take them years to pay it while they appeal, but it’s nice to see them getting slapped around to the tune of $11,000 per fax. [fark!]