--A contrarian perspective on the Red Sox rings--they're tacky. "Don't they look like something out of Flavor Flav's jewelry box? Isn't this awfully Yankee-esque?" [HubArts]

--Bostonist loves the ice cream man and will defend the ice cream man from City Councilor Sal LaMattina in any situation. But we must agree that ice-cream-man music doesn't need "the hello a drag queen might give before following it up with 'bitch!'" [Third Decade]

--The recent coke bust in Lynn gets Miss von Schtoop thinking about the price of cocaine and the recession we're supposedly not in. [Shamrag]

--Not only has the New York Times written about death by blogging, but they are also covering death by escalator. Be very afraid if you are either a) elderly or b) at Porter Square. [Pax Arcana]

--Your store might be in for a rocky ride if one of the letters on the front falls off right after you open. [On Common Ground]

--Speaking of stores, hey, Home Depot--you want people to continue shopping at your store, not help them get into car accidents! [Steve Garfield]