Spanning the Web

Taking you around the Internet for your afternoon enjoyment.

Um, yeah: A 17-year-old girl who told cops she was too drunk to take field sobriety tests when she was arrested now says she should have called a cab instead of driving herself home. [Patriot Ledger]

There is one upside to the ascension of Matt Cassel: He has two kinda–cute brothers, unlike Tom Brady, who has three sisters. Again, we’re just looking for the silver lining. [Deadspin]

Funny how mandatory healthcare creates a booming job market in the field: The Boston area added 18,900 jobs between July 2007 and July 2008, a 0.8 percent increase. Healthcare and education jobs were responsible for much of the growth, and manufacturing jobs continue to disappear. [Boston Business Journal via Universal Hub]

Vice presidential candidate to stop in Boston! Calm down, those of you with a glasses and guns fetish. It’s Joe Biden, not Sarah Palin. [PolitickerMA]

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Luna leaves: We talk to Alejandro Luna about why he left Aroa Fine Chocolate.