Pat’s Paper’s reader Tim submitted a photo of his friend Wendell’s Starbucks Alter Ego

A quick note about the “American Idol” stunner last night. If you haven’t seen it yet, click no further.

Jose submitted today’s Starbucks Alter Ego

In lieu of an actual picture, today we have a story from a former barista that might perhaps, shed some light on how to avoid a Starbucks alter ego.

Jon Stewart had plenty of new material upon his return from vacation last night. He missed a busy news week, and returned with the question: “We’re at war, again?”

This guy is my double. He was “standing in” for me yesterday as I practiced my lines for a quick appearance on “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” I was quite amused that even I needed a double so, of course, had to get a picture.

Amanda submitted today’s Starbucks Cup alter ego.

In case you missed this one as it made the rounds on the weekend, San Diego sports reporter Ben Higgins was almost run down on live TV on Friday night. He was doing a live report for KGTV from the site of an NCAA basketball game in Tucson when a van started backing up toward him.

When I looked out my window tonight all I saw was a regular-looking full moon. After tweeting that I was underwhelmed with how “super” the moon was, I got a couple of replies with photos far superior to mine.