
United Airlines is apologizing for its worst December ever. They canceled nearly 5 percent of flights, less than half their departures wer on time, and the average delay was 64 minutes.The company blames the weather; its employees blame mismanagment and understaffing.[Trib]
Dirty cop Broderick Jones was sentenced to 25 years in prison today. [Trib]
Two men died in a laundromat fire in Chicago Ridge early this morning. Police say Abel Tatro and Jack Rile were homeless, and probably were in the laundromat trying to stay warm; so far, no foul play is suspected. Most local homeless shelters are full because of the frigid temperatures. [S-T, Trib, CBS 2]
Caucus returns will be comin' in all night, so hunker down.
We just can't get enough JoeM500 these days. Can you blame us?

Friday Afternoon Diversion


+1 to whoever posted that .jpg name
All me! And pssst...I make those .jpg joke names kind of a lot.
Simpsons references always get the big ups.