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Worst. E-mail Alert. Ever

There is no joy in Washington, D.C. today. As virtually everyone with a television set or Drudge Report bookmark knows by now, Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor died early this morning from gunshot wounds incurred while confronting a home invasion in his Miami home.

As a District resident and fan of the Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons, it’s a gloomy day. But as a subsciber to the Washington Post, it’s even worse. Here is an e-mail alert I received barely two hours ago (at 8:48 a.m. to be specific):

Washington Post's grievously outdated news alert regarding Sean Taylor

I realize that this e-mail alert generally aims to highlight news and opinion from the print edition, but this is obviously one of those times when they should have updated it with information from the web edition. Obviously. Methinks the Post will be getting some angry e-mails about this one.

P.S. My fantasy football season is over, realistically if not mathematically. So what the hell. Here’s my act of solidarity:

Posthumously adding Sean Taylor to my fantasy football league

If you find this less a sign of respect than either creepy or funny, well, you’re probably right.

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