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Bloody hell, what is going wrong? Didn't we say to stop doing this?

Good mid-morning, Philadelphia. It's getting hot in here and we're not sure we can take the heat much longer.

What is it with our off-hours posts being about our beloved Birds? Last time it was Jim Johnson, and now it's that ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Eagles have signed Michael Vick to a two-year deal. Obviously, given our love of dogs—especially Pit Bulls—and our loathing of people who would harm them, we've got very, very mixed feelings about this one. By all accounts, Vick has used the time since he's been out of prison to do some positive work with the Humane Society of the United States, but this still makes us really uncomfortable.

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! Twelve months and ten epochal collapses later, we're nearing 2008 and a fresh calendar year for career (or structural) decimation. Let's count 'em down from 10: 10. Pete Doherty (again) 2007 hasn’t been...

With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to.

We just read another disturbing story about Michael Vick (complete with photo), and decided we needed to surf on over to Cute Overload to feel better about humanity. This video has absolutely nothing to do with Philadelphia, but we firmly believe it's worth watching. Make sure you check out the giant inflated belly at the end.

On July 17th, Michael Vick (among others) was indicted on myriad charges, including illegal dog fighting. You also shouldn't forget his weak attempt to "smuggle" a bong through airport security in January – a charge which was dropped because all tests on the confiscated substances came back negative. You'll also remember that in 2005, Vick was sued by a woman alleging that he passed herpes onto her while using the alias "Ron Mexico."