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Awesome story from the AP's Matthew Barakat about how disgraced former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair has set up shop as a Certified Life Coach in Ashburn, Va. You can find Blair's bio on the Ashburn Psychological Services web site here, which makes no mention of his famous fabrications, but does allude to his autobiography on the subject. Blair's famous schmoozing skills apparently translate well to his ability to help people figure out their career and personal problems, according to his boss. The former reporter also has his own web site promoting his life coaching business, which he began sometime after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

MONDAY Daniel Gottlieb will be reading from Letters to Sam: A Grandfather's Lesson on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life, which are much happier than his Letters to Comcast: Seriously, When The Hell Are You Guys Going to Have My Internet Hooked Up Because It’s Been Three Weeks For The Love of All that is Holy. Barnes & Noble, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda., at 7 p.m. TUESDAY Given the manifest inattention to the...