• I think I might almost be over round 2 of bronchitis - I think the Vicks on the feet might actually help (who knows why?)  Buddy actually seems a bit afraid of the coughing fits and tends to flee once they commence.


• The Dems meet tomorrow to decide the fate of the Michigan and Florida delegates - get ready for a circus of spin. 


• Wii Fit is awesome - I haven't been able to use it much due to illness.


• Cranes keep collapsing in Manhattan, whi9ch is where my brother works - makes me nervous every time.


• Google previewed Android and to be honest - it looked pretty lame.  Verizon Wireless has snubbed Android in favor of LiMo.


• The iPhone 2 is about to be released for 3G just as most other carriers are beginning the move to 4g (LTE).


• One can't help wonder if Scotty McClellan is broke.

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I am introducing a new blog entry type I will call "Quick Hits".  It will be bullet point items I find of interest, usually with links to full stories.

• Wii Fit is due out tomorrow.


• China is accepting the help of U.S. search and rescue teams.


• The Pens square off with the Detroit Red Wings in game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday at 8:00 PM.


• The race is going to get fun now that Senators Obama and McCain are debating foreign policy in the media.


• Poor Hillary, she is desperately trying to remain relevant and nobody is paying attention.


• Pundits have been wrongly diagnosing the Republican loss in Mississippi as an overall Republican problem.  Only Ed Rollins has got it right so far.


• The Samsung Glyde is a pretty good phone, but I am holding out for the LG VX9700 (LG Dare)


• Pittsburgh holds the honors of America's: most livable city, nicest drivers, best city for relocating families, and sootiest city.


• Joe Bastardi is predicting a higher than normal Hurricane threat of the Eastern Atlantic Coast.

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The ever elusive Nintendo Wii is expected to become more readily available in the U.S. this month.  The Japanese game maker has been sending its surplus supply to Europe but is expecting to shift its surplus supply to the U.S. in anticipation of the soon to be released Wii Fit in America, on May 21.

Toys R Us is rumored to be getting a large shipment in this coming Sunday, as is Target.

The Wii has allowed Nintendo to bring in a new audience of gamers, including women with its interactive console.

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