While listening to the news this morning, I happened upon the bit about the gentleman on the ski lift who got more than he bargained for on his journey. While the outcome was good, it could have been catastrophic. The man was not identified and I can say with certainty that I would not want […]
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This morning while wiping the last of sandman’s dust out of my eyes, I turned on the local news. One of the segments was a live broadcast from the area Children’s Wonderland attraction. This followed a description of last minute book ideas for the last-minute shopper. Well, the remote interviewer decided to get into
Last summer, I posted on the story of a young little leaguer who was snubbed because he was TOO GOOD. Well, maybe he can take a lesson from Ken Mink who at 73 years young is the oldest living college basketball player. Mr. Mink is a 6′ shooting guard for Roane State Community College. At
I have heard of two possible heirs to the seat about to be vacated by New York Senator Hilary Clinton, one that sounds at least plausible, the other laughable at best. Fran Drescher that nasally toned actress who graced television screens a few years back as a domestic goddess has announced that she has her
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Be ready to have another second in 2008. It seems that the Earth’s rotation is continually slowing and to make up for it, a leap second is being added on December 31 at 6:59:59 p.m EST. This is not the first time the phenomenon has occurred. Leap seconds have been inserted on numerous occasions since
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNNMoney.com) — Wal-Mart – expected to benefit this holiday season from its deep discounting in a tough economy – had its Black Friday marred when an employee was trampled to death as thousands of people rushed through the doors at the opening of the store in Valley Stream, N.Y. Police said the man,
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Each week the hometown newspaper has a column entitled, “Did you know?” It is a list of little known facts (little known to the general public… there maybe some who do know everything). A few of these are facinating: Did you know… that until 1978, Camel cigarettes contained minute particles of real camels (Always wondered
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This morning before going to work, I caught a few moments of Good Morning America. One of the segments featured a pair of monkeys employed as waiters at a tavern in Japan called Kayabukiya. I’m not entirely sure what all goes on in the tavern except that the pair passes out hot towels to the
HELLO EVERY PEOPLE!!! I a come a to you live from Hamilition, In diana in America country, yes? On day of Sun, Obamalasa come to vist small town near home of strange person. A person who a shop at market where strange person work say he a go see Obamalam and got photo with him.
I recently came across an article containing information I have not previously known. It seems that one of my favorite characters in pop culture (most of my readers know who I am speaking of)was seemingly created in the wake of a mystery on the streets of Cleveland, Ohio. On Thursday June 2, 1932, Mitchell Siegel,
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