Olympic Bible Ban. “Chinese officials have announced athletes who compete in the 2008 Beijing Games will be banned from having Bibles in their Olympic village housing, and even visitors are being warned not to bring more than a single Bible with them when they come to China.”

• Update: “The U.S. Olympic Committee received confirmation from Olympic officials Wednesday that there will be no restrictions on Bibles being brought into the Olympic village in Beijing next year.”

Google and gas on the go. Starting next month some gasoline stations will be offering Google Maps free of charge at the pump. The new Internet-enabled gas pumps will provide driving directions, local search and coupons for travelers on the go.

Larry, Darryl and Darryl. “Hi, I’m Larry, this is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl.” That’s right, it looks like the Newhart show could finally be winding its way over to DVD. This was one of Rose’s and my favorite shows when we first got married.

Bob Newhart starred as “Dick Loudon,” a self-help book author who moved with his wife Joanna (Mary Frann) out to Vermont and ran a small inn. On the side, Dick also hosted a local TV show, too. Dick and Joanna were surrounded by locals who always acted strangely, including the aforementioned Larry, Darryl & Darryl, handyman George (played by Tom Poston), Dick’s TV producer Michael (played by Peter Scolari of Bosom Buddies), Minuteman Cafe owner Kirk Devane (played by Steven Kampmann) and spoiled-girl-type inn’s maid (“Leslie” in the first season, played by Jennifer Holmes, and then her cousin “Stephanie” afterward, played by Julia Duffy).