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ADAM JONES

Over a decade ago, Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinson’s number: no player would wear his number again. This year, on the anniversary of his debut, players around baseball wore #42 as a tribute to Jackie. Adam Jones wore #42…

THE NORVA

According to a Times-Dispatch story today, the Norva will be named one of the top 5 rock clubs in the country by Rolling Stone next week. I’ve seen a few shows at the Norva (The Fray, Switchfoot twice and Relient…

GOOGLE FOOLS DAY

All other benefits aside, April Fools’ Day is one of my favorite reasons for using Google. So here goes, Google Fools’ Day ’08:

CLINTON’S MEDIA CORPS

Clinton’s campaign has stuck the media following in the men’s locker room at the Berger Athletic Center in Texas. One writer said the room doesn’t affect the integrity of their stories — glad their stories aren’t crap. link to CNN.com

IRS TAX LAW

Found this in Publication 525 of the IRS Tax Law, page 33: Stolen property. If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless in the same year, you…