I haven't any time to write today, but I did want to call attention to these:

• Parker is fine, though it appears likely he pulled a hind leg muscle on Sunday. He spent much of Sunday crying and really, really hating the stairs; today he was able to stand up and grab a treat from my hand. Tomorrow he'll get a 3 km walk in the morning.
• Alex Brown, my boss, has a new blog entry up.
• The Smithsonian wrote about a CIA burglar who went rogue.
• Reuters' Felix Simon argues against high-frequency trading.
• Andrew Sullivan is freaking out about the President's debate performance. Twice.
• Both Chicago newspapers have endorsed Tammy Duckworth in the 8th district U.S. House race against right-wing nutter Joe Walsh.

Back to the mines...