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Oh, and take a moment to note the passing of Coretta Scott King. A bit on her legacy, on MSNBC and in the NY Times. The confirmation and swearing in of J. Alito. What this means for the country for the next 30 years – well, we do live in interesting times, even as we [...]

Okay, so I did some channel-changing tonight (remote in my hands, not the men of the house). I pretty much stuck with the NBC coverage of the speech, since I thought the ABC coverage was bothersome – Liz Vargas passing it on to Charles Gibson, who passes it on to Diane Sawyer, who passes it [...]

How exciting. 9pm – A “political ritual,” NBC’s Brian Williams says. Indeed. J. Alito has been confirmed and he’s present, in robes and all, along the sides of Ch.J. Roberts, J. Thomas, and J. Breyer. NY Congressman Elliot Engel got himself a nice seat, so you can see him shaking the hands of the Cabinet. [...]

Dodgeball.com: this Google-owned site turns your cell phone into something like location-enabled AIM. You set which of 27 cities it supports, and you can let your friends know where you are using SMS email. You can also try to find a bar or restaurant by sending the name, and it will return the address. I’ve [...]

Terrible breaking news: ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and his cameraman were injured in Iraq. Hope for the best. ABA e-Journal’s weekly poll asked “What celebrity would be good for the US Supreme Court?” and the respondents to the poll came up with… Oprah Winfrey. Heck, why not nominate Oprah as chief justice? She’d be a [...]

P and I had dimsum at Sweet n’ Tart Restaurant (the founding store is now a Custard Tart King) with YC and his family. Totally loaded up on very nice treats. Then P went off with YC’s wife to get haircuts, while we went shopping. We then regrouped at Hip Cup Cafe at Park Row. [...]

Some topical things: Beijing made firecrackers legal again. NY Times’ Jennifer 8. Lee writes on the memories of NYC Chinatown(s): There is no consistent name for “Chinatown” in Chinese. Newspapers use one name, popular speech uses others. At the Canal Street subway station on Broadway the chosen translation is delicately pixeled together from colorful tiles: [...]

The wee small hours of Thursday night (or early Friday morning) — when, oh when, will I ever learn to go to bed early? Fortunately, Lunar New Year is upon us, so I can (again) renew those pesky resolutions. Try, try again, to change those bad, bad habits. Wednesday night – yes, as FC noted, [...]

Several of my friends including SSW will be on a panel tomorrow evening. I think it is the surest sign of growing up when you end up on a panel, view by those seeking whatever wisdom you might have accumulated from your life experience. More coverage tomorrow, possibly a joint blog with SSW…

OhmiGod – LOL moment. Mary Worth comic strip, 1/24/06 edition: Mary Worth: What?! … You’re being SUED?! Her neighbor Wilbur: Yes, my advice column persona “Wendy” is being sued. Mary: That’s terrible, Wilbur… Do you want to talk about it at my place? … I made apple strudel this morning. Wilbur: Thanks, Mary. I could [...]