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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.  PETA.  There aren't too many other acronyms that are as polarizing as PETA.  Most people I know either offer relentless support or can't stand them.  This article might make some people think twice about supporting them.  Found in Newsweek, this article states PETA euthanizes about 85% of the animals it takes in.  When dealing with pet overpopulation, I'm going to stick with Bob Barker on this one; Have your pets spayed or neutered.  That seems like a more ethical solution to me.

Have you ever wondered how to behave in proper situations?  I know I have, so today I'm going to introduce Monday Manners, a list of proper etiquette for certain situations and devices in our modern world.  Today we are going to look at some proper cell phone etiquette.  I don't know about you, but #4 is a problem for me.  If I forget my phone, I feel completely lost until I go home and get it, despite the fact that it only rings about once a day.  I'm convinced the day I forget it is the day I'm going to get a call from the President telling me he's going to give me a billion dollar bailout.  Other than that I'm pretty good though.  Can you say the same?

I don't know how many of you have seen the story about the spider bite miracle, but it is really amazing. 

Quick recap of the story from CBS13 in Sacramento, CA: David Blancarte's legs had been paralyzed since he was in a motorcycle accident when he was 21 years old.  He regained feeling in his legs while being hospitalized for a brown recluse spider bite.  Five days later he walked for the first time in 20 years.  And the story ends with Blancarte triumphantly walking around his house, right?  Wrong.  After the story aired he was arrested on an outstanding warrant.  Maybe he had an altercation with Miracle Max over price.

With Syracuse about to tip off against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in the NCAA Tournament, here's a quick note on the only possible explanation for the Syracuse-UCONN game going into six overtime periods in last week's Big East Tournament.  There must have been a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant that just wasn't ready to go home yet.  Deep into the night they pushed that overtime button again and again, and again and again that cameraman used the giant flash to blind the players.  If you think those are just commercials and not reality, what other explanation is there for Paul Harris missing all of those layups?