Hodgepodge

• Big big day today in history. Back in 1912, Jack met Rose and they had a very short and wet courtship. Or put plainly, the Titanic sank. For all you sports fans out there, today is also the day (back in 1965) that Havlicek stole the ball. And perhaps the most important thing to happen today, in 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first black to play major league baseball. This wasn't only huge for sports, this was also huge for our country. If you haven't read Arnold Rampersad's Robinson bio, I highly recommend it. And to think, baseball was only Robinson's fourth best sport (behind basketball, football and lacrosse)...
• Tv recommendations: The Unusuals on ABC, on after Lost and pretty darn entertaining. Sure it's another cop procedural, but the characters are interesting and the dialog if fun. Castle, again on ABC, is another fun watch. The cases are a little mundane, but the writing and chemistry between the actors is great, plus I really like Nathan Fillion. And Southland, on NBC (also know as the cop show with the kid from the OC). First episode bounced around a lot, but I'll give it time to tighten up. A very watchable 10pm show though. Apparently, I like police shows, go figure...
• Links: so you know that show America's Got Talent, well this clip comes from the British version. I don't care if you like the show or not, you should watch this clip... This one is a little tougher to explain, but it's pretty funny...