Dan Kennedy surveys the ephemeral reign of Richard Chacon. Turns out he's not going very far.

Back when I was interviewing for my first full-time journalism job (at ye olde Middlesex News in Framingham), they sat me down at a desk, gave me a typed list of facts about an incident in random order and gave me 15 minutes to turn the facts into a story.

Let's pretend we have two candidates for metro columnist at the Boston Globe. Here are some of the facts: Days of torrential rains lead to worst flooding in 70 years on the North Shore. Hundreds are evacuated. State officials rush to the scene and offer immediate aid.

Now we set them loose. They have 15 minutes to write a column.

Steve Garfield reports on a Globe reporter covering a videoblogger meeting he was at. Among other things, she just started asking him questions without identifying herself first. Best part, though, was what happened when he tried to take a picture of her taking a picture of them.

Look at all the misery He's inflicting on the poor boy! McGrory writes today that life in Boston naturally sucks anyway ("the female population wraps itself from head to foot in Gore-Tex for half the year"), and now it's just raining too damn much and he can't take the gloating anymore from ex-Bostonians living in better climes.

There's a way to fix that, Bri.

Elias wants to smack McGrory:

Remember last month when the Globe reported that the state Ethics Commission was banning political speech in the State House? The Ethics Commission quietly says the Globe is wrong. The Globe says the commission backtracked.

Bruce Allen puts off flying to California for his wedding and honeymoon just long enough to post results from the annual Boston Sports Media Watch best/worst columnists poll.

Yep, they have one, and it seems to be just the place for major-league snark. Just today:

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Dale and Holley is one of the worst shows I’ve ever listened to in my life.

And:

If you're unfamiliar with (Shaughnessy's Picked up pieces columns), try to imagine "Random Thoughts" with all the clever, funny, or interesting parts taken out.

Especially when she's politically connected (John and Theresa Kerry issued a statement!). But when thugs shoot up Roxbury, eh, happens every day, apparently.

Dan Kennedy wraps up the story about the Globe story about the guy who wants reform of criminal-records laws that didn't mention his role in the murder of a police officer.