Friday, October 30: Some Links For Friday Morning

Many of these were originally intended to be some links for Thursday afternoon. Oh well. The injury to Chris Cooley is bad for a lot of reasons, not least because he's the second Pro Bowl player the Redskins have lost to injury this season. But if there's one small good thing that's come out of it, it's been the way Chris and his brother Tanner have been handling this turn of events on their blog.Usually, you hear that an athlete got surgery for one ailment or another and all sounds much, much easier than it is for us everyday folks. Tanner's recounting of Chris's day of surgery clearly showed how that isn't the case: the same fluorescent-lit hospital rooms, the same hospital gown, the same nervous meals in the hospital cafeteria. It doesn't have the comedy value of Cooley pumping gas in full uniform or bizarro appeal of the Cooley's burning a horse, but it really may be the most interesting thing the Cooleys have posted yet.Also, today: a Comcas...