The list
The 10 states in the worst financial health, according to the Pew Center on the States (No. 1 being the worst):
1. California
2. Arizona
3. Rhode Island
4. Michigan
5. Oregon
6. Nevada
7. Florida
8. New Jersey
9. Illinois
10. Wisconsin
Then again …
Does it really matter? The world is going to end in 2012 anyway, as prophesied by the Mayans, and now, more importantly, by Hollywood.
Truth uncovered
Iconix Brand Group Inc., parent company of London Fog and other clothing lines, reportedly is in talks to buy struggling Playboy Enterprises Inc. Which made us wonder: Why would a clothing firm want a company whose business revolves largely around naked people — unless they’re trying to boost trench coat sales.
When you’re right
An update on four prominent conservatives in the news:
*Sarah Palin: Going Rogue
*Carrie Prejean: Going off
*Sean Hannity: Going to be more careful
*Lou Dobbs: Just going
What day is it?
Today is Friday the 13th. Celebrate as we would, by avoiding all black cats. And should one cross your path, do as Sammy Sosa would — bleach it.
the number
7 million
Estimated copies of Activision’s first-person shooter video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” sold Tuesday, the first day of release in the U.S. and U.K. If Activision’s numbers are accurate, that breaks the previous opening-day sales record, held by the estimated 3.6 million copies of “Grand Theft Auto IV” sold worldwide on April 29, 2008.
