Friday morning jottings...

Reports are that Canada's unemployment rate has dipped below 8%. It was also mentioned that our neighbor to the north, with all those taxes and other fees, as well as single payer health care weathered this latest economic downturn better than most of the world's other industrialized countries.
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I'm so happy that LeBron-mania is over. As I knew there wasn't chance King James would come to Minnesota, it didn't take long for me to become bored with all this hoopla.
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This weekend will be a major pain in the ass, if you drive I-94, through the heart of the metro. The freeway will be closed in sections of both Minneapolis and St. Paul from later tonight through early Monday morning.
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Lastly, I want to take a moment to thank my buddy, Chris Murphy. I have wanted to pick his brain for weeks on how to improve on our show. Murph and I talked for a good 20 minutes, earlier this week, offering up some much needed constructive criticism. Chris is a good guy and a real pro.
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That's all for today. I hope you join me tomorrow at 4pm.