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Tomorrow is the 2 hour finale of the Amazing Race 6. As much as I'm looking forward to that, I was extremely disappointed to learn that Amber and Rob from Survivor (and Survivor All-Star) fame will be participating in the Amazing Race 7 (in March). When did this show begin celebrity casting?

A part of me wondered if Ray garnered the Oscar nominations that it did because of sentiment for its titular star -- Ray Charles Robinson. After watching 2 hours and 30 minutes of an amazing Jamie Foxx performance in an utterly engrossing film, my only regret is that the film was not another hour long. Each of those nominations was well-deserved.

the Memory of Running by Ron McLarty is a modern day version of A Catcher in the Rye, except interesting and worth reading.

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell... very insightful. If you get a chance, take an IAT at this site and learn some interesting things about yourself and your (our) biases.