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“Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail” (by Matt Taibbi) Read it and weep. http://t.co/kwFbwRFD

50 Reasons to Love Albuquerque from New Mexico Magazine http://t.co/FNQ9Tvi6

“And I told the man that we don’t need more national parks in this country, we need to actually sell off some…” http://t.co/sPiZGUTf

B’day of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Beach Boy Mike Love (71) and Sylvester Stewart (69) of Sly and the Family Stone. Ought to be holiday.

SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 79 today. Eva Longoria 37. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin 40.

D.J. (Dominic Joseph) Fontana is 81 today. He was Elvis Presley’s drummer 1955-1968; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.

Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of politicians on this date in 44 B.C. Most politicians these days are just character assasins.

Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood http://t.co/GUmcjwhZ
What a pendejo!

Omar Speaks! http://t.co/1s5INoly Wonderful interview with Michael K. Williams of The Wire. Omar, one of the great characters in fiction.

Your Car Key Knows More About You Than Your Mom Does http://t.co/dOFLrDiB The key has database of speed, accidents, how hard car is driven.

From the things I’ve never thought about before file: If You Cannibalize a Person With an Illness, Will You Get Sick? — http://t.co/roovuPhC

Look It Up: Shelving the Encyclopaedia Britannica http://t.co/1EPq2oEU Amusing and interesting little essay.

News report: Kansas and Texas to modify π in textbooks. Other theories of circumference of circle must be taught.

Reportedly Willard Romney says π is ‘not the language I would have used.’

Reportedly Senator Inhofe says π is a hoax. Not found in his Bible.

New poll. Only 40% of Americans believe in Theory of π.

What 4-year-old boys sometimes do to their 1-year-old brothers when Mom is busy. http://t.co/8tSafAQR

It’s Einstein’s birthday (1879) and a 6-year-old is competing in the national spelling bee. What are YOU doing today?

Quincy Jones 79 today. 79 Grammy nominations 1961-2002; 27 wins. 6 music Oscar nominations. Producer of Thriller, best-selling album ever.

Sir Michael Caine is 79 today. He shares with Jack Nicholson distinction of being nominated for acting Oscar in every decade 60s-00s. Won 2.

Happy π Day.
3.14

Picture of the Day: The Most Incredible Aurora of 2012 http://t.co/AGSKYieY

Go out and look at Venus and Jupiter on the western horizon. They’ll be close together each evening the rest of the week. Don’t miss it.

Five Fearless March Madness Predictions http://t.co/ljGPtCvo
Some LOL analysis from Charles P. Pierce.

Letter from Scott Turow: Grim News http://t.co/lKkwirtq Important reading if you’re interested in books, bookstores and e-books.