I would never try to slow down the wind The other night I caught a comedian on Comedy Central. He mentioned how his niece came home from grade one relating the coolest day she'd ever had - with some amazing computers that responded when the kids blinked their eyes, etc. And she asked him, "Uncle, did you ever have anything so cool when you were in grade one? He thought for a second and realized that the coolest day was when the janitor went up on the roof and threw down all the tennis balls. Remember that from grade school, boys?

My nephew is eight. He plays ball at school on the playground and manages to lose lots of tennis balls on the roof of the school. Keri and Gina have been encouraging him to find out what day someone might be going to the roof to toss off the collection of stuff up there (or to get in tight with the janitor), 'cause they figure he's got claim to the bulk of the tennis balls. Funny.  | ¶ 12:23 a.m.