Ellipses

A belated congratulations to my friend TK, who ran last weekend's New York City Marathon and finished it in 3:54 and change, shaving 42 minutes off her personal best. Amazing. She writes the lively running blog Pigtails Flying. . . . Speaking of my friends, Jon Fasman, oft-mentioned around here lately, wrote a terrific piece for the New York Times about Saul Bellow and Chicago. . . . A terrible loss for the world of letters with the passing of critic John Leonard. I saw him give an inspiring speech at an awards ceremony a couple of years back. The text can be found here. . . . The increasingly indispensable Quiz Law keeps us up to date on the insane, entertaining world of litigation. Here, we see the very practical execution of one divorce in Cambodia. . . . Lastly -- and let me apologize ahead of time -- my friends at Pajiba linked to yesterday's post about the snake-and-frog battle, and a reader in the comments one-upped me. I say this with all the earnestness I can muster: Do NOT click on this link if you have even a trace of arachnophobia. I mean, if you're one-thirty-second arachnophobic on your mom's side, for the love of all that's decent, don't click on this link. The article claims that the photo is real -- if it is, may God have mercy on our souls.