We all know that Barack Obama loves his BlackBerry. Come Inauguration Day, however, it'll be no more BlackBerry for President Obama. jmj

"Meh" officially became a word in the Collins English Dictionary yesterday, being defined as an expression of indifference or boredom, or an adjective meaning mediocre or boring. Apparently, we can thank The Simpsons for this one. jmj

The Huffington Post takes a look at the center-right myth as well. eab

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was awarded the National League MVP yesterday. More about the irony of this on Friday. jmj

Could the Detroit Lions pursuit of imperfection (0-16) be more impressive then the New England Patriots quest for just the opposite? eab

See, if the NFL is ever going to complete its plan for perfect parity, the problem won't be pulling teams like the Giants and Titans back to the pack. It will be trying to get "bad football" franchises like the Rams, Lions, Bengals, Browns, 49ers, Chiefs and Raiders up to mediocrity. The league practically legislates parity with the salary cap, free agency, draft order and schedule strength. So in my mind, the Patriots going 16-0 was amazing, but it's even more remarkable, with everything working in their favor, that the Lions could well be on their way to 0-16.

The Kobe 9 Cruise, a professional baseball in team set to take the field in the new Japanese Independent League this upcoming April, drafted 16 year-old schoolgirl knuckleballer Eri Yoshida. I don't even know what to say about it right now. jmj

I'm not a huge Snow Patrol fan, but their latest release, A Hundred Million Suns, has an an interactive booklet as a free application available for download. It's pretty sweet. [via all songs considered]. jmj