Good news and bad news

Well, after 100 regular-season wins, a clean sweep of the division series, and the single most exciting home run of Albert Pujols' life, the Cardinals' season is at an end. Sadly, Busch Stadium, KMOX broadcasts, and Larry Walker's remarkable career are all ending with it. It's an end of an era.

Granted, it is nice that Biggio and Bagwell will finally get their first trip to the World Series after 15 years of patience and loyalty to their team. They earned it. I'm also kind of relieved that Roger Clemens is going back to the Series, since he seems so hell-bent on one more championship before retirement that he'd probably keep pitching till around the age of 102 if necessary. So good for the Astros. I'm sure next year will be the Cards' year. (God, it's been so long since we won I'm starting to sound like a damned Cubs fan.)
But there are other things to cheer me up. After months of boredom, one of the scandals that make me love watching the local news has again reared its eternally funny head. Local billionaire's daughter Paige "Arena" Laurie has officially returned the diploma she didn't earn. You might remember when she was busted on 20/20 last November for having bribed her way through college and the University of Missouri had to rename the Basketball Arena her father had spent $25 million to name after her.

Now that she's without a college degree, I think Paige's next move should be the wonderful world of Reality Television. She always wanted to go into showbiz, and I have the perfect idea for her. Hey, if Tommy Lee can get a fake education on TV, why can't she?

In a final note of weirdness, the body of a WWII serviceman was found frozen in a block of ice, where he'd been since crashing there over sixty years ago. Strange, but this story somehow sounds very familiar.