Preach it, brother!

BURBANK, Calif. - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was the talk of NBC's "Tonight Show," even before he walked on stage Friday night. During his opening riff, host Jay Leno joked about Edwards' tradition of taking his wife to Wendy's for a Valentine's Day dinner.

"That should be his platform," Leno said. "Any guy who can convince his wife to go to Wendy's every year on Valentine's Day should be elected. Imagine what he could convince the leaders of other countries to do."

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I'm afraid I'm going to have to hold something of a pre-emptive Irish wake, tonight. My grandfather, Irv Gieseler, is not long for this mortal coil. My mom just called me, utterly frantic, and they're on their way down to Corydon right now. They frankly don't know if he's going to be there to say goodbye to when they get there.

As I'm several states away, I'm going to do the only thing I know how to do: hold a proper Irish wake for the silly old goit. If it's physically possible, please come join me in #rf-callahans and #RadioNosferatu on Undernet, bring your streaming audio proggies, and let's raise some merry energy to send the grand old fellow on his way.

I'm still kind of numb right now, so pardon some slight unresponsiveness until the coffee kicks in. *sigh*

*hangs up the phone and looks about twenty years older*

They just took out the breathing tube. It's a matter of time, now. *numb*