Weds/Thurs open thread and misc. blog/news notes

First, some great news:

—– Jon Henke, who created and blogged at QandO before he became New Media director for Senate Republicans at the beginning of this year, has left that job to become a part of the New Media Strategies team and in the process will be working with the Fred Thompson campaign. Jon’s a great guy and one of the hardest working guys in the “new media” (aka “blogosphere”) so I wish him all the best and look fwd to seeing what he can do for Fred!.

Not so great news:

—– ST reader Karl’s family needs your prayers. His son is down with an ankle injury and only has two weeks to recover before his Navy bootcamp physical. If he’s unable to recover in that short timeframe, he’ll washout. So please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

—– Blogger Danny Carlton (aka “Jack Lewis“) is still in need of a helping hand. His family is going through a really rough time right now thanks to his wife’s former employer. Read more about that here.

—– Due to drought concerns, LA residents have been asked to cut down on their shower time …

And just plain weird news:

—– Beware of the Boost Plus health drink? Read and judge for yourself … I probably should refrain from commenting on this one!

That’s all for now. I may add to this post in a little bit