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From a press release:

In honor of our “home run hero” Jim Thome, Mayor Jim Ardis and the Peoria City Council are declaring the City of Peoria “Thome Town.” This designation will be in place during the playoffs to recognize our home grown son and his many accomplishments.

Jim has hit 541 home runs and it was his home run against the Minnesota Twins that helped to clinch the American League Central Division crown, and secure the White Sox a spot in the playoffs.

Jim Thome and his wife Andrea have been true All-Stars in Peoria and other communities, and they are greatly respected for their generous charitable endeavors such as the Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Easter Seals, the United Way, Chicago Children’s Home + Aid, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, just to name a few.

This honorary designation recognizes Jim Thome not only for his big swing, but for his big heart. A resolution giving Peoria the honorary designation of “Thome Town” will be passed by the Peoria City Council at their October 14, 2008 meeting.

Does this mean I have to rename my blog “The Thome Town Chronicle” during the playoffs?

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Beer glassThe Associated Press (via the Pantagraph) reports that adult binge drinkers prefer beer, while teen binge drinkers prefer liquor.

The stereotype-shattering findings are reported in two studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

And just what, may I ask, are we supposed to do with this information? What difference does it make what kind of alcohol each binge-drinking demographic unit prefers — from a medical standpoint, that is? Does it make a difference in how they’re treated for alcoholism? Does it shed any new light on how to help people overcome alcohol addiction? Why was money spent on this study?

Did they perchance discover other fascinating tidbits of knowledge, such as whether more adults than teens prefer limes in their Coronas? Or whether a majority of British adults with the last name of Bond prefer their martinis shaken rather than stirred? Inquiring minds want to know!