Family Day on Rosh HaShanah?!?

That's right, the Kentucky Democratic Party has scheduled the second annual Family Day during Rosh HaShanah. In case Chairman Lundergan did not know, about 90% of the Jewish population votes for Democrats. In terms of state leadership within the party, there's both Jonathan Miller and Kathy Stein. In Louisville, we've got Jerry for Life. Thanks to Mark for bringing this to our attention.

Did anyone else notice Ronnie Belliard was mistaken as Rafael Belliard by the Reds commentators George Grand and Chris Welsh in the sixth or seventh inning?

Check out this piece of news from our neighbors to the east in West Virginia.

U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, already far ahead in fundraising in his re-election race, will be able to collect triple what he previously could from donors, after opponent John Raese tripped the Federal Election Commission’s “millionaire’s provision” last week.

Raese, a multimillionaire Republican businessman from Morgantown, added more than $250,000 of his own money to his campaign coffers last week. Altogether, he has loaned or given about $1.15 million to his own campaign.

Under a convoluted FEC formula involving the amount given, population of the state and amount the opponent has raised, it tripped the clause meant to make elections fairer.

Marvel has pretty much killed the "Civil War" series by delaying every thing by a month.

Do you have any property that is unclaimed? You may just want to check ebay!

Facebook will start to play a roll in politics.

The Second City troupe in Denver has a new revue named How I Lost My Denverginity.

CSNY was in South Florida recently. Check out a review here.

In Red Sox news:
August 10
Boston 4, Kansas City 5
Losing pitcher - Curt Schilling (14-5)
HR: Doug Mirabelli (4), Wily Pena (8)

August 11
Baltimore 2, Boston 9
Winning pitcher - David Wells (1-2)

August 12
Baltimore 7, Boston 8
Winning pitcher - Jonathan Papelbon (4-2)
HR: Coco Crisp (5), Doug Mirabelli (5), Wily Pena (9)

August 13
Baltimore 9, Boston 11
Winning pitcher - Jon Lester (6-2)
SV - Jonathan Papelbon (31)
HR: Mike Lowell (14), Doug Mirabelli (6), Kevin Youkilis (12)

August 14
Detroit 7, Boston 4
Losing pitcher - Josh Beckett (13-7)
HR: Kevin Youkilis (13)

August 15
Detroit 3, Boston 2
Losing pitcher - Mike Timlin (5-2)
HR: Coco Crisp (6)