Ian recaps the Follies over at N4N. Highlights: A shouting match between Clinton and Obama supporters, special guests Bill and Patrick Lynch, and extra-special guests Chelsea Clinton and John Kerry.

In contrast to memorable remarks associated with FDR and JFK, Kerry lamented he will be remembered for the phrase, “Don’t Tase me, bro.” He brightened, though, in outlining hopes for environmental Dems and death-penalty Republicans to come together — thanks to a solar-powered electric chair.

In keeping with the US Weekly themeDirty little secret — ‘Not for Nothing’ — besides being a ridiculous RI idiom and the name of Ian’s blog — is t he url for Dave Navarro’s website. He’s that poopfaced rocker who used to date Carmen Electra and Jenna Jameson. So the url is probably a function of some sort of faux humility? Or is he from around here?

Anyway, when you google ‘not for nothing,’ Ian turns up first, which is probably how things should be.

Ian gets unusually morose on us this week, with his 2007 retrospective/2008 preview, The Year of Impending Doom. As we prep to welcome the Year of Doom proper, he reminds us of a variety of moments we were happy to have begun to forget about, including:

• Plowgate
• The budget deficit
• The Ralph Papitto racism scandal at Roger Williams
• The North Providence police attack on the IWW
• 17 year olds getting sent to the ACI

Ian’s got a knack for being the first to find all these godforsaken lists. BizJournals.com knows what fun looks like, and apparently we’re 10th-best at having it.

We’re in the top ten in the food, culture, and “low impact sports” categories. (Which I think means kickball?)

Surely inclusion of a (conspicuously absent) “strip clubs” category would’ve put us over the top with the businessfolks.

  Ian tells us Jack Gold has had enough:

Jack Gold, executive director of the Providence Preservation Society, is leaving to take a similar job at San Francisco Architectural Heritage. An announcement is expected later today.

Gold, who came to PPS three years ago from Connecticut, tells N4N, “I’m really excited about it, but it’s incredibly bittersweet for me, because it’s been a great experience for me here in Providence.” Gold say he wasn’t planning to leave, but that he applied after learning about the opportunity in SF and that it was too good to pass up. His last day with PPS will be December 20.

Stay tuned for next week’s series on fluffin’ up your resume.