Alacrity

(a) So the yearly rivalries have played out... I can say "War Eagle" with pride and "To Hell with Georgia" with a hint of bitterness.

(b) Carter linked to a story about a woman knocked unconscious in a DVD sale stampede at Walmart, with the commentary "What's wrong with America?' This was amusing, but the truly disturbing part of the story was this:
"Paramedics called to the store found VanLester unconscious on top of a DVD player, surrounded by shoppers seemingly oblivious to her, said Mark O'Keefe, a spokesman for EVAC Ambulance."
If she was rushing towards the DVDs, but not there (since people had to rush beyond her to the goods) how did the player get under her?? I think the truly messed up person is her sister, who probably went on to grab a player and then stashed it under the woman for safe-keeping. Hmmm....