In reverse order of importance:
Millions of mothers announced pregnancies last week. One of them was named Kim K-something.
Scientists suggest long trips in outer space may fry the brain and cause Alzheimer’s. Just another hurdle for Elon Musk to jump, I guess.
Timothy Geithner has had enough of the Treasury job and wants out for real this time by the end of January. “Wanted: Smart Person who likes dealing with debt ceilings.”
Al Gore rejected an offer from Glenn Beck to buy his flailing Current TV network because Beck did not align closely enough to his views, instead opting to sell to another Al that gets its funding from a government that gets its money from oil: Al-jazeera. I’d always been skeptical of claims that Gore’s environmental crusade was a hypocritical ploy to make him rich, but… sometimes the jokes just write themselves.
Hillary Clinton is recovering from a blood clot near her brain following a recent concussion.
THE FISCAL CLIFF WAS RESOLVED AND THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING.