Wednesday Links

Just FYI, I've been pretty quiet lately 'cause I've been trying not to get on the "OH NOES" rollercoaster that has gripped the lefty blogosphere lately. I really, really don't want to get too crazy until I have solid proof there is reason to. Doesn't mean I don't hyperventilate every now and then though...

Drunk by closing time or your money back: Outrage over bar's breathalyser offer

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen recover historical murals made in the 1930s as part of the Federal Art Program of the Works Progress Administration

Police: Ohio robbery suspect asked victim for date

Washington Post: U.S. 'Unlikely' to Recoup Auto Outlay, Panel Finds The federal government is unlikely to recoup all of the billions of dollars that it has invested in General Motors and Chrysler, according to a new congressional oversight report assessing the automakers' rescue.

Firm enlists Winston the homing pigeon to transfer data - because he's faster than broadband

Columnist Army Archerd dies at 87

On top of the world... taller people are happier with their lives, say scientists

New York Times: Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blog
Over the course of 10 months in eastern Afghanistan, an Army specialist nicknamed Mud Puppy maintained a blog irreverently chronicling life at the front, from the terror of roadside bombs to the tyrannies of master sergeants.