Tuesday’s Briefing: The Birthday Boy; Geezers Rock On

A hodgepodge of stuff today, with no particular theme:

Happy birthday, Eliot Spitzer! What’s he up to on his birthday, besides hoping to avoid prison? He’s setting up a fund at his father’s business to flip properties for high profit. Meantime, another guilty plea’s expected today in the Black Socks Sex Ring case. And, because a good reporter knows how to ride a hot story all the way to the ground, here’s a discussion of the tattoos of one defendant. Yes, a happy birthday, indeed.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announces today that three big internet service providers will block access to sites promoting child sex.

Speaking of Spitzer, a legislative year that began with a bang (steamroller; sex scandal; resignation) is likely to end with a whimper. And some don’t know what to make of Gov. Paterson. Is he a quiet reformer or a protector of the messed-up status quo?

Republicans in the Senate push for school pension reforms.

State Comptroller DiNapoli says campaign reform begins at home. But for his employees, that’s a different story.

Parents plan to fight for the right to avoid having their kids immunized.

Green News:

• Gas pains for a late project.
• Brownfields plan’s late, too.

Apropos of not-very-much:

• The Seneca Army Depot in the Finger Lakes community of Romulus used to house the nation’s nuclear weapons. Then, it closed. Now, Fort Drum’s needs may force it back open.
• Auburn’s daily newspaper switches to morning delivery.
• Experts come up with fastest computer ever. Now, can someone force the ISPs to give us the bandwidth to make it worthwhile?

At the ticket counter:

• Geezer rockers Boston and Styx join the State Fair lineup. Unless they break a hip between now and then.
• Geezer rockers John Fogerty, Bob Dylan and (Used To Be A) Kid Rock announce for CMAC, outside Rochester.
• Buffalo Bills tickets — going fast.

And from the Department Of Cute Creatures:

• Son, what’s that wrapped around your leg?
• And why this column’s obsession with animal poop matters. Poop can kill.

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