"The real problem with Monday, Gary, is that it comes after the weekend — I bet nobody would hate Monday if it came before the weekend."
"You're a genius, Steve."
"You really think so?"
"No, Steve. No, I don't."
FRIDAY, OCT. 2:
Presidential candidate and congenitally wealthy out-of-touch person Jeb(!) Bush pretty much confirmed his cluelessness when it comes to dealing with regular folk, by responding to a question about Thursday's mass shooting in Oregon with "stuff happens." Which is exactly what a mourning nation wants to hear in the wake of a tragedy. Maybe he's refining a new campaign slogan — "It's Only Sort Of Broke, So Shut Up About It, Waddaya Want, Anyway?"
Seventies pin-up guy and Partridge Family actor David Cassidy was charged with leaving the scene of an accident in Fort Lauderdale on September 9. Who says performers over 50 can't get arrested these days?
SATURDAY, OCT. 3:
A Pasco County house raid yielded six arrests, as well as a crazy variety of prescription and illegal drugs. Try not to die of surprise.
SUNDAY, OCT. 4:
And finally, this Tampa Trib story reveals how much difficulty several of our state's legislators had when challenged to live on a budget equal to earning minimum wage. When it was suggested that they speak with someone who actually subsists on minimum wage to get help, most pols demurred, explaining that would entail speaking to someone who actually subsists on minimum wage.