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CITY PAGES BLOGS

Britt Robson breaks down last night's Timberwolves game at Balls!

Steve Monaco has your Monday Movie Quiz at Couch Pundit.

THESE DAYS

The FBI is looking for a few good IT professionals to operate and maintain a robust, secure global IT infrastructure environment for the agency. Salaries will range from $35,452 to $135,136, based on experience and qualifications.

Advertisers nationwide are paying big bucks to turn school buses into rolling billboards.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Find some terrific camera work by Andy Cosgrove at his photoblog Visual Gratification.

[Minnesota-based blog directory]

TIME WASTERS

For the two or three of you desperate to know J.R.R. Tolkien's thoughts on elf sex [via ErosBlog (NSFW)]

Spend a little time with Henry, and find out why he's such an inspiration to three-legged cats everywhere.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"In the locker room? Right after a game you just won? Give the man respect enough to wait until Monday to enjoy the win, at least."

-- Vikings kick returner Koren Robinson, responding to the firing of head coach Mike Tice

"Kwanzaa bells, dashikis sell/Whitey has to pay;/Burning, shooting, oh what fun/On this made-up holiday!"

-- Conservative pundit Ann Coulter, wishing everyone a very special Kwanzaa in her December 29 column on Yahoo!