Jim Davis

Not all copyright holders dislike their online détournment. In an article in today's New York Times about the website Garfield Minus Garfield, 'Garfield' creator Jim Davis says he's favorably impressed by creator Dan Walsh's alterations to his long-running syndicated comic strip about a lasagna-loving cat and his dimwitted human and canine companions.  read more »

In a few minutes, Mike Bloomberg will testify to Congress, from City Hall, about financial issues.

On marginally related note -- Bloomberg as national figure? -- here's a guy who was yelling about "Bloomberg for President" at this weekend's St. Patrick's Day parade on Staten Island, and who was kind enough to elaborate on the theme when I asked.

His name is Jim Davis and he's an NYPD detective.