A Supreme Day for Stuff

What the U.S. Supreme Court did -- and didn't do -- this week is catching the attention of bloggers.

What it didn't do is take up the case of the Massachusetts law that allows gay marraige. But it did listen to lawyers debate the lingering issue of the medical use of marijuana, which voters in 11 states have approved by ballot initiatives. California's is being scrutinized by the current sitting court.

Speaking of medical interventions, one of Monday's key phrases involves the South Korean woman who is now able to walk thanks to stem-cell treatment.

Topping today's list of bursty people is someone with a rags-to-riches story: namely, Carlos Gutierrez, a Cuban-born executive who rose from Kellogg cereal truck driver to Chief Operating Officer. He's been nominated by President Bush to become the Secretary of Commerce.

And while we're dropping names, catch these: Hazel and Phinnaeus. Those are the names that actress Julia Roberts and husband Danny Moder gave to their newborn twins. Asks one blogger: "What is it with celebrities and weird names?" Indeed. Whaddya bet Phinnaeus asks to change his name to Ed or Bo when he gets to kindergarten and has to start printing that Latin-spelling monstrosity on every paper?

Newshound alert: Wikipedia has launched Wikinews, a free content news source. In case you don't get enough from the Internet, 24-hour cable, email, text messaging, nightly news, radio, RSS feeds, cell phone alerts and your mother.

And look who's coming to the defense of Dan Rather. None other than Bill O'Reilly himself. That calls for an Arsenio Hall "hmmmmm....." moment.

TREND GRAPH OF THE DAY: Military talk comes in all kinds, but the most personal revolves around military recruitment, deployment and retirement. Guess which is is talked about more?