Blogger's Note: This post is kind of a throwback to my old style of posts where I included several articles which were roughly (or often not at all) related. In order to achieve the maximum effect, pleae picture me at my keyboard in an old Wes Unseld Washington Bullets jeresey.About a week or so ago I pointed your attention to a snakehead fish, an Asian-born predatory fish, that was found in a lake in Maryland. If you recall, I mentioned that the fish, which destroys other fish in the same area, can also breath air and move about on the ground akin to a snake's movements. You also might remember that Maryland DNR officials proclaimed that the lake was drained and no other snakeheads were discovered.
Well, today's Post reports a second snakehead was found in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. There is no way to drain the river, so wildlife officials can only rely on fishermen to catch and kill these dangerous (although seemingly camera-friendly) fish. So, what do these officials have in mind? A cash reward? A free, I dunno, hunting license or something? Well, no, not exactly.:
There is no cash reward for the outlaw fish, Early said. But officials are designing a snakehead hat."If we get a bona fide snakehead, the reward is the hat," he said.
My only hope is that one of these snakehead hats ends up on ebay.
One other item to follow up with. My post on HOT lanes (which none of you ingrates managed to comment on) mentioned that the program has met with success in San Diego. Today's Sun takes a deeper look at the San Diego HOT system. It's a pretty good, even-handed look at what I think is a very good idea for easing traffic congestion.
And finally, Joe Paterno will be back as the Head football coach at Penn State, inking a deal which will allow him to coach at least until he's eighty. So, 3-9 and a coach losing control must be good enough to keep your job these days. I guess it helps if you build libraries for your employer.
Tony
