Sexiest Man Alive

For musesfool:

PEOPLE names Sexiest Man Alive

"This one's going to be hard for Brad since he's been Sexiest Man Alive twice," Clooney, 45, said in an interview with People. "He's enjoyed that mantle. I'd say 'Sexiest Man Alive' to him and he'd go, 'Two-time.' So that's been taken away. We used to call him Two Time. So Brad's going to be upset."

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NASCAR randomness

Something that the media is doing that's getting on my nerves? "But for Talladega, Jimmie Johnson would be 100 points ahead of the competition right now!"

Guess what guys - that's based on the assumption he would have come in first through third. Unfortunately, I'd like to point out something.

Jimmie would not have won that race given the set of circumstances as they happened. Junior was leading. Jimmie went to go around. Brian went to go with him. Had Brian realized he didn't have the clearance and not have gone with him, Jimmie would have been hung out to dry. Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch were too close and had a partnership going. They would have passed him.

Would Jimmie have a big ole lead? Yep. Would it have been a 100+ point lead? I actually doubt it. I doubt he was going to get a top three finish guaranteed. The racing and the way that track works don't say he would.

(And the part that chafes me about that? But for Talladega last year, Mark Martin would have been in title contention a lot more than he was. I wish they'd shut up about Dega. Jimmie took out the perennial bridesmaid last year. Get over the fact he was in a wreck there this year.)

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Dear Junior,

I love you.

I totally forgot to include his Impala quote from Atlanta two weeks ago. "My grandmother drives an Impala," he said.

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From Power Rankings:

Crown Royal was offering rides last weekend for people who risked getting pulled over by the police. See, if they had done this program last year, Kurt Busch wouldn't have missed the final two races.

Um, but if he was playing designated driver (which they've had Jamie do), then...