Just saw off the wires that Michael Crichton died. Link to follow.

Here's your link.

The Phillies are going to give me a heart attack.

...at least the games have been really interesting to watch.

Paul Newman passed away.

This has been your lj Grim Reaper update.

Maybe it's geared toward the ladies...maybe not.

Johnny Depp or John Cusack?

Annnnnnnnnd go!

Looks like McCain went with Alaska governor Sarah Pallin as his choice for VP. I don't know much about her yet, but I'll be interested to learn.

Obama picked Biden as his running mate. I'm okay with that, but I'm really interested in what the GOP response will be.

"Health and Human Services officials are considering a draft regulation that would classify most birth control pills, the Plan B emergency contraceptive and intrauterine devices as forms of abortion because they prevent the development of fertilized eggs into fetuses."Has anyone else heard about this? Apparently this all started coming about ( Read more... )

HOLY CRAP ISAAC HAYES DIED!

RIP, Bernie Mac

On top of that, there's An American murdered in Bejing, 38 dead from probably rabid vampire bats in Venezuela, and possibly 2000 people dead and a city destroyed in the Georgian-Russian conflict, and Georgia declared war.

Busy weekend for the Reaper, it seems.

Transcript here.

I was amused, at least by the initial comment.