Seeing stars

Published 9:09 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Baseball star turned steroids tattletale Jose Canseco lasted all of 77 seconds in his mixed martial arts debut before a 330-pound super heavyweight knocked the bejabbers out of him.

Left with his head spinning after being smacked around by a giant, now Canseco knows how all those pitchers felt during the steroids era.

Sharing the wealth: GM is offering the auto workers union 62 billion shares of stock as part of its restructuring deal.

Union leaders say members should take the deal. Then they can sell the stock for enough money to buy every worker an ice cream cone.

Stay off his lawn: A self-described “old bull” writes to the Grandparenting column that he’s worried he’s becoming a grumpy old man.

The man wants his 12-year-old grandson to remember him as having a good attitude. But first, he wants the boy to get a haircut and turn down that infernal racket.

Expect less: Target is changing its approach to compete with Wal-Mart, which is going great guns during the recession. It seems Target is too upscale.

The changes start immediately, with a new emphasis on low prices and a ban on the term “Tar-jay.”