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Lately Jake has been seen alot lately all over NYC. And it looks like he has a constant companion, on the train, on the street, and even to the ballet. And who is it this constant in his life? His backpack of course. If you dress up in a tux and take it to opening night, it's something special indeed. Something so important must be so for a lot of reasons, so for that is the

Top Ten Reasons for Jake and his backpack.

10. It's my emergency badger beard maintenance kit.

9. Thought maybe I could get a student discount at clubs.

8. From the back no one knows it's me!

7. Airport lost my Strawberry Shortcake rolling carry on, but secretly think Michael K nicked it.

6. We flipped for it, Ed got the talk shows, I got handing out the promotional samples for LaOD.

5. Got have something for Cheerios, Goldfish crackers and juice boxes.

4. Tired of Austin getting all the backpack posts on OMG.

3. Just like Dora, my backpack is a magic satchel. "Yum yum yum yum yum, ¡delicioso!"

2. Ev's list of no's said Man Bags or European Carry All's, nothing about backpacks.

and the number 1 reason

Backpacks are morefunthangossip

(Jake and 'packie in 2007)

To those in the U.S. today is Columbus Day.

While we remember Columbus' discovery of the New World, let us also remember the Indigenous peoples that were here, their culture and contributions that helped shape and define the New World as well.

To Seaweed and all our friends in the Great White North
Happy Thanksgiving

And today is Coming Out Day.

We applaud those who have come out and the GLBT community. And we encourage those who are thinking of coming out.

It is a journey no one can take for you, but there are so many people who will be there to support you all along your way.