Coincidentally, yesterday Senator Ted Kennedy also changed parties--he left a wine-tasting party and went to a beer party.

Yeah as y'all know, the World Series gets underway tomorrow night.  And the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies are two teams that are similar in a lot of ways, really they are.  They do have one HUGE, CONTROVERSIAL, AND DISGUSTING thing separating them, though.  It's called NEW JERSEY.

Humane officers say a Pennsylvania women marketed “gothic kittens” with ear, neck and tail piercing over the Internet. Officers with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals removed three kittens and a cat Wednesday from a home outside Wilkes-Barre, about 20 miles southwest of Scranton. In a related story, Laura Koenig of Altoona is marketing her line of “biker bitches”. The female cats and kittens will arrive at your doorstep ready to crap on your floor, drink large amounts of beer and spread goodwill to any and all male animals.

For the third year in a row, residents and visitors have voted Philadelphia the city with the least attractive people, according to a survey by Travel + Leisure. But that's not all; the City of Brotherly Love also ranked as the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly by 60,000 respondents who ranked 30 cities in several categories ranging from food to nightlife to culture. On the bright side, the beauty of the museums and art galleries was enough to boost Philly to the third spot in the Historical Sites/Monuments category.  ***MARLAR: Sadly, most of the citizens look like historical sites and monuments.

Jimmy Rollins believes the Phillies will win the World Series in five games. He also believes the world is flat.

Well, the World Series is finally over.  Phillies pitchers and catchers are being ordered to report to Spring Training on Monday.

9-1-1 is closed -- "because everyone is at the doughnut shop." That's the bogus audio message an Easton, Pennsylvania, firefighter heard when he clicked a link on the city's Web site. City officials say the file was accidentally left on the site by a former fire chief, who was hired to improve Easton's Net offerings. The consultant thought the audio links didn't work and believed he had deleted them. The message has now been taken off-line. But firefighter Terrance Hand, who discovered the bogus doughnut shop message, says the city's firefighters and police officers deserve an apology.  ***MARLAR: Which they will receive once they return from Krispy Kreme.

Wow, tickets must really be hard to come by in Philly.  Turns out the woman was Chase Utley's wife.

London Fletcher was spotted throwing up on the sidelines during the Redskins's Monday night loss to the Eagles. Probably from watching the game.

A western Pennsylvania Amish farmer was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail after refusing to bring a pair of outhouses into compliance with state sewage laws. Andy Swartzentruber cited his conservative religious beliefs in refusing to abide by a court order to make the privies used by schoolchildren compliant and pay a $500 fine. In addition to the health issue, some teachers complained the Mr. Swartzentruber did not properly stock the outhouses. In fact, some of the students were using their assignments in the outhouse. A few of the younger students proceeded to turn in the soiled home work.