Random linkage

[mellicious]

I knew about the upcoming Hutchinson-vs-Perry governor's race in Texas, but I didn't know that Hutchison is apparently going to resign from the Senate soon. (I would say something about rats and sinking ships, except it doesn't sound like that's really much of a factor.)

Poppy Brite weighs in (so to speak) on Kirstie Alley.

I don't think you have to have a WSJ subscription to read this interesting piece about the difficulty of counting flu deaths. (Actually, Bialek's statistics-related columns are almost always worth reading.)