Happy birthday Jodie Sweetin, Shawn Wayans, Katey Sagal, Paula Deen, dead Janis Joplin, and alive Dolly Parton! Oh, and here’s a belated b-day wish to Betty White from Schmitty the Weather Dog… who I suspect doesn’t really like Betty White at all. (Maybe he thinks she’s played out?)


Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)