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Leading Off (08/17/09)

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1. Southlake’s Y.E. Yang shot a 2-under 70, which was enough to best Tiger Woods for a win at the PGA Championship in Minnesota yesterday. In related news, I’m now considering going pro after hearing Tiger’s assessment of his day: “I did everything I needed to do, except getting the ball in the hole.” Who knew Tiger and I had such a similar game?

2. Baylor University may have lost the race for the Bush Library to SMU, but no one’s bitter. No way. Not at all. I mean, if you’re happy with the 32 acres SMU has allotted for the library versus the 150 acres they had planned to use, great. And if you don’t care about not having a fishing lake–and I mean, who doesn’t like to fish on a visit to the library?–fine. And if you feel good about not having an amphitheater, retail shopping, or a Little League baseball field with your educational facility, great. Have fun with your learning, nerds. Go Bears!

3. Shoppers, on your mark. This Friday kicks off the three-day, tax-free shopping extravaganza. It’s that time of year, when places that sell things are teeming with people. My favorite. Since I don’t require any school supplies or new clothing (this is actually up for debate), I may head to Boston on one of Southwest’s new flights to Logan Airport.

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