The title of this post reflects someone’s actual given name at birth. Shame on everyone who ever gave flak about my cute little Disney – it could have been worse; much, much worse! (CNN) — A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be […]
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I couldn’t resist re-printing the following news item about the star of The Dark Knight, Christian Bale. Note the part about police not wanting to question him so they don’t interfere with the premiere of the movie. Seems he took his Batman fight training a little too seriously? LONDON, England (AP) — Batman star Christian
…tape a student to a chair. That’s the lesson an Illinois man is learning after being sentenced to probation following an incident in a McHenry County classroom. Sorry Derek – this is really a story for your blog… you have my permission to steal it. Hopefully they cover not taping kids, especially special education students,
I caught the tail-end of a news story the other day… something about a judge ruling that Pringles are not potato chips. What in the world? I wondered why a judge would be ruling on such a thing and also if they’re not potato chips, what are they? Since I have limited time, I did
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Being a country music fan, a recent news item caught my attention. Seems country superstar Tim McGraw had to step in to perform security duties at his own concert. He spotted a large man in the front row roughing up a female concert-goer, and since security wasn’t close to the guy, McGraw grabbed him up on
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Recently there was a news item about a train that spilled its cargo – with a twist. Instead of the usual hazardous chemicals that spill from trains like hydrochlorlic and phosperic acid, acetone, liquid soap, antifreeze, fuel, coal, and herbicide; this particluar train spilled its contents of tallow, also known as animal fat. Unlike other
Does everyone remember this boy band from the 80’s? I remember them well because being a young preteen girl at the height of their popularity meant that their marketing was pointed directly my way. I went to 3 of their concerts, had my bedroom wallpapered in New Kids posters, and had everything from tapes (for
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Typing in CAPS is considered yelling, as far as computers and text messages go. And I’m yelling MOTORCYCLES because that’s what you have to do in order to be able to hear yourself talk or even think while one is nearby. With the horrible reality of gas prices these days (holding “steady” at $3.99 in
In case you haven’t heard of it, Walking With Dinosaurs is a traveling show that is based on the BBC documentary of the same name. It is in Fort Wayne, Indiana this week, which isn’t too far from us. They’ve been advertising it heavily, and I’ve been meaning to check out ticket info, but I
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Here is an update on a story I posted last week about a man who was pulled over and subsequently backed his car up onto the police car. Seems the officers did manage to find something to charge him with besides the original speeding ticket: Police Charge Niles Man They Say Backed Onto Squad Car A
