We imagine everyone else in the known blogosphere is doing the exact same thing.

George W. Bush memoir set for release on Nov. 9 [CSM]

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Title: “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee”

Author: Sarah Silverman

Rank: 67

Blurb: “When I was asked to provide text for an author page, I decided to approach it in a scholarly manner, because that’s what authors do. I looked to other author pages for inspiration, and I learned so much. For example, while Hemingway and Dostoevsky do not have their own author pages on Amazon.com, Paris Hilton does. And so does former teenage porn star and multi-tasking fellatrix, Traci Lords. Hemingway and Dostoevsky might be wondering, quite literally, ‘Whom do I have to blow to get my own author page?’ If someone had a cruel sense of humor, they might respond to Hemingway, ‘How about your head off? Oh wait — you already DID that!’ But such a remark would be in bad taste, and as a serious author, I’m above all that.”

Review: “It’s the e-mails between her and her editor that show the truth of the old adage that comedy is tragedy plus time.”

Customers Also Bought: “American Idiot”

Footnote: It’s just nice to see something in the Amazon Top 100 that isn’t a cookbook, a wingnut rant, a Twilight sequel, or Sookie Stackhouse.

The Bedwetter [Amazon]

Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon kickback link]

[The Oregonian, written by Nojo college-rag colleague Harry Esteve]

As you probably know by now, you can get arrested in Arizona for wearing the wrong shoes without a license. All it takes is an unspecified “reasonable suspicion” by a cop that you’re not from around these parts, followed by a demand that you show your papers.

But not just any papers. The new law is very explicit about what will keep you out of the hoosegow:

A PERSON IS PRESUMED TO NOT BE AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES IF THE PERSON PROVIDES TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AGENCY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

1.  A VALID ARIZONA DRIVER LICENSE.

2.  A VALID ARIZONA NONOPERATING IDENTIFICATION LICENSE.

3.  A VALID TRIBAL ENROLLMENT CARD OR OTHER FORM OF TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION.

4.  IF THE ENTITY REQUIRES PROOF OF LEGAL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE ISSUANCE, ANY VALID UNITED STATES FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION.

Not included: Passports. You folks from overseas might want to scratch the Grand Canyon from your vacation plans.

SENATE BILL 1070 [Arizona Legislature]

The Chicken Meme kicks into high gear:

This site makes no guarantees regarding the correct number of chickens for your procedure. Chicken count is an estimate only based on current market value of typical live chickens and average costs of medical procedures gathered from multiple sources. Your doctor may require more chickens than specified. For your convenience, we recommend bringing at least 20% more chickens than specified to any doctor’s appointment.

We would applaud their fine work, but we’re insanely jealous, so we hate-hate-hate them for doing it first, and doing it well.

Lowden Plan Medical Chicken Calculator [via TPM]

“Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission following reports that senior agency staffers spent hours surfing pornographic websites on government-issued computers while they were supposed to be policing the nation’s financial system.” Um, during whose Administration? [AP/Yahoo]