Leftovers: A Bone A Day Keeps The Vet Away

• The Inquirer reports today about the exploding business of health insurance for pets. This little chart with the article lets us know that the top insurance claim for dogs is skin allergies and the top claim for cats is urinary tract infections. Thanks, Inquirer! [Inky]

• Allen Iverson’s mom’s ABA basketball team — of course she has a basketball team — won its first game 145-141 in double overtime last night. Can’t top Enrico’s line: “The ABA, where Kyle Korver could be named defensive player of the year.” [The 700 Level]

• Pennsylvania’s Jack Murtha could become House Majority Leader. And Will Bunch is against it! Black is white, day is night, the world is spinning on its head! [Attytood]

• Thursday, the Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing to build 141 helicopters in its Ridley Township plant. This news, of course, came about a week late to help Curt Weldon. All together now: Muahahaha! [Inky, 2nd item]

Leftovers: Phillies Out-Do ‘Em All, Again!

• If you’re a sports fan, and your head is spinning from an Eagles loss and a big Flyers shake-up, here’s something better: The Phillies signed Jamie Moyer to a two-year, $10.5 million extension today, which means the Fightins have him locked up for his 44th and 45th years on Earth. (Woulda really liked him for just one.) But wait… ooh! Maybe in the second year he can be player/manager! [Inquirer]

• Oh, and today is the 13th anniversary of Joe Carter’s walkoff home run. Goodie. [Wikipedia]

• Stephen Colbert’s “Sikh friend” a while back was none other than Penn’s junior class president! And now he’s hit YouTube, so the fame and movie deals should follow. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• Woulda linked this Friday had I known it wasn’t behind the WSJ paywall, but here goes: The, uh, Wall Street Journal had a nice Philly-bashing piece on Friday. Letters from, say, Center City District and some other angry Philadelphians to follow soon. [Wall Street Journal]

• “That whole if you don’t have insurance, we’ll cover you thing? Yeah, you ain’t gettin’ it, needy kids. We legislators need a few new cars.” [KYW 1060]

• Men think like this, women think like that! [Inquirer]