Even though it probably announces the beginning of the end of summer, Sunday morning brought the long-awaited, refreshing, low-humidity, you-can-do-anything convincing cool air to the Upper Midwest.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Long-time readers of News Cut know that catching a foul ball at a baseball game has been on my ‘bucket list’ for decades. But it apparently wasn’t on this guy’s. He ducked out of the way and let his “girlfriend” take the hit at a game in Houston recently, earning him an honored place as an Internet viral video.
Toilet paper wars
The lure of lightning (Five by 8: 8/13/10)
Funny Al vs. Serious Al (Five by 8: 8/12/10)
Bees vs. mosquitoes