This link of Castles For Sale around the world popped up on both BoingBoing & Digg today, but I thought it still worth sharing, as I've just spent a wonderful hour planning how to spend my future lottery winnings.

So I was at this farewell party last night and I missed my ferry, so I had to head back to Penn Station. And I'm walking along, enjoying a nice NYC night, but feeling a little bummed about having to take a train and a cab and all of a sudden, like a beacon of all that's good, Bryant Park rises up before me, filled with people and light and noise and I realize, at 10:30 at night, that it's the Yankee game - on a huge screen - in the park. And it's good. Very very good.

What about the Empire State Building? Brooklyn Bridge? United Nations? Ellis Island? NY Stock Exchange? Grand Central Terminal? The Federal Reserve? Chrylsler Building?

New York Homeland Security budget cut from $207 million down to $124 million. Lack of any "national monuments or icons" cited as one of the reasons.

Nope, guess not.

- You gotta love sports bloopers. Here's a nice big batch of 'em for ya.
- If you don't read New York Magazine, you missed what the city will look like in 10 years.
- A tip for those starting a job search...make sure they have a solid casual sex Friday policy.
- I haven't bought Rolling Stone in about ten years. This may change all that.
- And from Katie's farewell show yesterday...even a heart-warming celebration isn't enough reason to kiss Gene Shalit.