Some things, randomly

1. I owe FAU a bottle of Maker's Mark thanks to the Cubs sale.
2. Via the Times Union (who had it first) and Wonkette, Rep. Gillibrand (NY 20) will be the next Senator from the great State of New York.  What this means is that AG Cuomo is going to primary Gov. Paterson in 2010, ruining both of their chances to be Governor.  Which...I mean...is great...
   

3. Oh she seems like a nice lady. Too bad for her that this report will be declared false within hours, when Caroline Kennedy leads a military coup. -Via the above Wonkette link
   

4. The above also ends the saga of Caroline K., a young woman who dreamed of being a Senator since December, and considered it her birthright, since her dad, and two of her uncles were (or are {not at death's door, Caroline}) Senators.  Yeah...she wasn't qualified...yeah...she had a tax problem...oh, and a nanny problem...Poor Caroline.
5. My Starbucks (which is the clostest to the State Capitol, which was chock full of reporters this morning setting up for live feeds for the Noon announcement of No. 2) was out of water this morning.  Not out of bottles of water.  Out of water.  As in they couldn't make coffee.  This, sadly, broke me. And, presumably, will drive all those nice reporting type people to the Stagecoach across the street./