It is more than a little ironic that The History Channel’s website about its new show “Digging for the Truth” starts with the phrase, “Indiana Jones, watch out!”

I mean, have you seen how the host dresses? Like Indy if Indy shopped at Nordstroms. And if Nordstroms sold fedoras. Which they might, but I don’t shop there so what do I know?

On this day in history, one hundred and forty years ago, the United States of America took another big step in the right direction.

Linda had a bit the other day about a guy offering his services as a political blogger on eBay - but he was only asking for chump change, compared to this guy, who was paid almost thirty-eight thousand dollars for the advertising rights to his forehead for one month.

Sign me up?

Excellent!

Police say the incident happened around 5:30 a.m., when a vehicle driven by a white male was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed on the inner loop of the beltway. The left lane was closed for construction work. Message boards, signs and fluorescent barrels were positioned along the roadway.

A state trooper specifically assigned to the detail for the safety of the workers was in a patrol vehicle with emergency lights activated several hundred yards before the crash scene, police said.

The vehicle swerved from the right lane, hit a concrete barrier and continued in the closed lane. Ruffin was standing in the lane after assisting with pouring concrete when he was hit and carried more than 100 feet.

The vehicle crashed into a truck, but the driver was able to continue before stopping the vehicle on the right shoulder. Witnesses said he got out of the vehicle, appeared to check the damage and drove away.

I don’t quite understand why someone wouldn’t slow down when they saw that state trooper’s lights, but man do I hope the driver of that car gets what is coming to him - he was irresponsible behind the wheel (dare I say drunk?, I do!) and he fled the scene of his crime. What an ass.