Bruno convicted--Yay!

Jury Convicts Joseph Bruno on 2 of 8 Corruption Charges

Finally the former NY Senate Republican leader will face his just desserts. It's too bad this came after so many years of his messing things up in the government.

Best Overheard in New York of the day

50-something yuppie guy to another: My wife just doesn't understand that men go through menopause too. It's not just a woman's problem. These past few months I can tell that I've begun my menopause.
Teenage girl sitting across from two yuppies: I'm pretty sure they call what you're going through "erectile dysfunction."

--F Train

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Living with bobcats XI

Oklahoma: Local Bobcat Has Pet Owner Nervous

Plat du jour--guest submission

From Carolyn Ann's collection

Deer in Manhattan? Who knew?

Police Rescue a Deer on Governors I.

That deer sure must be a strong swimmer, to get all the way across the harbor from New Jersey.

But what really intrigued me was the end of the article, which says there are deer in Manhattan--all the way up at the northern tip, but now I'm waiting for one to find its way to Central Park, like the coyote.