Leftovers

-Just in time for the start of Shark Week, five Great White sharks were spotted off the coast of Massachusetts. Even though they were drawn in by a large number of seals, scientists were still puzzled as to why they were here so early, because Great Whites don't usually come into these waters until later in the year. However, rather than let this opportunity pass them by, a boatful of researchers went out determined to tag as many sharks as they could to collect data from them. They got one. That is a horrible percentage. Hell, a fishing boat tagged one almost by accident a month ago. The only conclusion I can draw is that the West Coast has recruited all the experienced, first-round draft pick taggers by now. Still, it makes me sad to know that Massachusetts apparently has the AA-level shark scientists.

-It was announced that the Little League World Series will give managers one challenge a game where they can ask for an instant replay review in the first six innings. Congratulations, Major League Baseball, you got beaten to the punch by an organization that can't even tell when a twelve year-old's birth certificate has been forged.

-I was sitting down the other day to cut the address labels off a couple month's worth of old magazines before we donated them because, while I am happy to give them to the local emergency room so people have something to read while they wait, I don't need those patients swinging by the house to thank us in person. Mostly it was "People" magazines, which gave me a chance to go on a quick trip down pop-culture memory lane. I don't know who Jake and Vienna are, but they sure seemed to fall out of love quickly. Two covers after professing their love for each other, their break-up was front-page news. If those crazy kids can't make it work, what chance do the rest of us have?

-Speaking of pop-culture people that I want to go away: who do I talk to about never getting another Lindsay Lohan in jail and/or rehab update? Seriously, updates on the some-of-the-time actress are usually at the top of the page for news updates and they all say the same basic thing: she's not enjoying her time. I have news for Lohan: it's jail. It's supposed to suck. That's kind of the point so that you don't want to keep going back.

-So, Jets' cornerback Darrelle Revis has decided that being one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL while simultaneously being the seventh-highest paid corner on his own team just isn't going to work for him and has begun what appears is going to be a lengthy holdout. It has gotten nasty quickly, with the Jets saying they've tried to talk to Revis's people and been rebuffed, while those same people have said the offers that the Jets made were insulting. As a Patriots fan, I think this is awesome and feel no sympathy for the Jets. Also, I think this could lead to the best season of Hard Knocks ever.