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With most of our Flyers discussion centering on losses and coaching changes and captaincy controversy, I think most of us are ready to just see some hockey players get on the ice and do some hitting and scoring. We'll have more on that a bit later, with the newish-look Flyers set to take on the Ovechkin-less Caps tonight, but for now, a little reminder of something we can all look forward to.  ... Read the rest of "And Now For a Much-Needed Commercial Break"

After all, he is the smartest man in the room. Just ask him. The controversy swirling around the leaked e-mails of climate scientists apparently trying to downplay data and exclude dissenting opinions has led to calls for President Obama to skip this month’s climate summit in Denmark until the e-mails can be investigated. Instead, the White [...]... Read the rest of "Obama Blissfully Ignores Climate-Gate"

As Mike Lux points out, nothing means anything in the healthcare bill right now.... Read the rest of "The Crazy Season"

Apparently it struck a chord with women around the country when the Massachusetts senatorial candidate spoke out against the Stupak amendement, because she’s raking in the bucks from women: Women from every state have donated, usually in small-dollar amounts, to the campaign war chest of Attorney General Martha Coakley, who, through the most recent reporting period, had raised about twice as much as her nearest competitors in the four-way race that will be decided in Tuesday’s special primary. Political fund-raising has long been dominated by men, but for the Coakley campaign two-thirds of its donors are women, a review by the Globe of her campaign finance reports shows. Take 72-year-old Carol Lakin of ... Read the rest of "Martha Coakley"

When your quarterback gets pulled in favor of a 33-year-old Koy Detmer haflway through a game, chances are better than not that you're going to lose that game 42-0. The Eagles found that one out the hard way on December 5th, 2005, when the Seattle Seahawks came to the Linc and very rudely thrashed their guests to the titular six-TD+PAT tune. Awash in the TO fallout and missing QB1 Donovan McNabb for the remainder of the seaosn, the game was the worst of a very bad season, dropping the Eagles to 5-7 and basically ensuring their absence from a fifth straight NFC Championship game. Oddly f... Read the rest of "Today in Philly Sports History: Eagles Blanked 42-0 by Seahawks, 2005"

Another song from “Music and Lyrics”: ... Read the rest of "Pop Goes My Heart"

Are you officially unemployed? Play the game and find out!... Read the rest of "The Unemployment Game"

Ok, best comment I got on the blog (not counting the ones I got on Facebook), was from Merci:With a line like that, how could I resist...see you all soon! ... Read the rest of "Coming Soon..."

Everyone is, of course, in a complete tizzy this morning since we are expected to get an inch three inches or less of snow. The supermarket must be packed this morning. French toast and toilet paper! Snow always reminds me of this Dar Williams song: ... Read the rest of "Snow"

I thought that was just the taste! ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) – December 4, 2009 (WPVI) — Unilever PLC’s U.S. subsidiary says it has recalled all canned Slim Fast drinks because of the possibility of bacterial contamination that could cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.... Read the rest of "Oh"

Photo from fOTOGLIF For the most part, you tend to follow the sports and teams that your father followed. For instance, a good friend of mine that grew up in rural, upstate New York is a Dodgers fan. Why? Because his father roots for the Dodgers. Why? Because when his... ... ... Read the rest of "Help Me Get Flyer-ed Up"

This story gets more interesting by the day.... Read the rest of "Blackwater"

Yeah, “Music and Lyrics” was a hokey movie. But I love this song, penned by Adam Schlesinger: ... Read the rest of "Way Back Into Love"

Yesterday was a pretty good day at the Earp Ranch. Erik, our 5-year old, was chosen as the Peacemaker of the Month for his kindergarten class. His school chooses one student from every class who helps his fellow students, practices good manners, and good discipline. The winners are presented with the award [...]... Read the rest of "Another Proud Day"

Joan Armatrading: ... Read the rest of "The Weakness in Me"

Marti Jones with the John Hiatt song: ... Read the rest of "If I Can Love Somebody"

Elvis: ... Read the rest of "What’s So Funny (’Bout Peace Love and Understanding)"

from the inbox:The statement below was posted on Whitehouse.gov by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Christina Romer, in response to the November employment report. The statement can also be accessed at the following link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/04/employment-situation-november.On the Employment Situation in NovemberPosted by Christina Romer on December 04, 2009 at 09:30 AM EST Today's employment report was the most hopeful sign yet that the stabilization of financial markets and the recovery in economic growth may be leading to improvements in the labor market.Payroll employment declined 11,000 in November. This is a dramatic improvement from the decline of 597,000 in November 2008 and 741,000 in January 2009. It is by far the closest we have been to stable employment since the recession began... Read the rest of "November Unemployment Numbers"

From the inbox:U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of a Pennsylvania integrated biorefinery project to receive more than $21.7 million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate the construction and operation of a pilot scale facility. Today’s selection is part of 19 integrated biorefinery projects that will receive up to $564 million in Recovery Act funding from the Department of Energy. The projects – in 15 states – will validate refining technologies and help lay the foundation for full commercial-scale development of a biomass industry in the United States. The projects announced today will produce advanced biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts using biomass feedstocks at the pilot, demonstration, and full commercial scale. Projects selected today are part of the Department’s ongoing efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, spur the creation of the domestic bio-industry and provide new jobs in many rural area... Read the rest of "Feds Invest in Solazyme"

Tim Panaccio is reporting on Daily News Live that the Flyers will hire Peter Laviolette to succeed John Stevens as the next head coach of the team. He'll be joined by Kevin McCarthy, who will leave the Hurricanes to be an assistant for the Flyers, according to Darren Dreger. The American-born Laviolette is a change of pace for the Flyers in that he's not someone who has played or coached within the organization before, and they often like to stay in-house. However, Laviolette does have ties to Paul Holmgren, with bot... Read the rest of "The Peter Laviolette Era Begins in Philadelphia"