Beyond Rivalry

Barack Obama is trouncing John McCain in the race for the White House -- at least in sales of T-shirts, badges, baseball caps and other campaign merchandise. [Breitbart.com, 23 July]

Barack Obama: "I'm getting gray hair. Running for president will age you quick." On that note, Solorzano even talked to Obama's barber who commented: 'Yeah, his hair is a little bit, but you know that's normal for his age group. You know, not too much gray, just a little bit.'" [CBS Early Show, 4 Aug]

"Police in Jacksonville, Fla., said a man was arrested after he twice dialed 911 to report Subway employees had failed to put special sauce on his sandwich. [5 Aug, UPI]

Dog is taking shoes left outdoors. He's carrying them to the fire station. [27 Aug., Channel 6 News, Indiana]