Jerry Nadler is soon to be a planet?

Panel says solar system has 12 planets, including Pluto - The Boston Globe: "``I am thrilled,' he said."
So science is now about renaming and not discovery? Oh, and it's "so diverse".
Are my "Isles of Langerhorn" gonna be the next continent?
Gimme a break...dude....ya no watti meen...?

Judge: Boys can serve sentence after football season

Football been so good to me....
Sure woulda sucked if those dudes hadda taken rithmitik or reedin' instead of football....
AP Wire 08/16/2006 Judge: Boys can serve sentence after football season
KENTON, Ohio - A judge decided two teenagers can complete their high school football seasons before they serve 60-day jail sentences for a car crash caused by a decoy deer placed in a country road.
Judge Gary McKinley, a retired Union County juvenile judge hearing the case in Hardin County Common Pleas Court, said he knows his decision will be criticized.
When Robert Roby Jr. of Kenton swerved to miss the decoy, he crashed his car into a pole and fence. His neck, collar bone, arm and leg were broken, and he has undergone 10 surgeries. His passenger, Dustin Zachariah, has brain damage, Bailey said.
McKinley also placed the two teens on house arrest. They must pay fines and restitution, perform community service and write a 500-word essay titled "Why I should think before I act."
Zachariah now has the cognitive ability of a sixth grader..... The teens' medical bills have reached $700,000 and are expected to top $1 million...
The superintendent said he doesn't foresee any problems at football games, which typically draw about 4,000 fans. He expects the season opener Aug. 25 against defending Division IV state champion Coldwater to attract a large crowd.

Actor Bruno Kirby Dies at 57 - TMZ.com

Actor Bruno Kirby Dies at 57 - TMZ.com: "Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who costarred in 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'City Slickers' and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said Tuesday. "

Chicken question?

Another cute E-mail from a friend. I liked Rummy's response the best....
Subject: Fwd: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on "THIS" side of the road before it goes after the problem on the "OTHER SIDE" of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not takingon his "CURRENT" problems before adding "NEW" problems.
OPRAH: Well I understand that the chicken is havingproblems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.
DONALD RUMSFELD: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.
ANDERSON COOPER/CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
JUDGE JUDY: That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain. Alone.
JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth in front of your face? The chicken was going to the "other side." That's why they call it the "other side. Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like "the other side." That chicken should not be free to cross the road. It's as plain and simple as that!
GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.
BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.
JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together - in peace. ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2006, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet explorer is an integral part of eChicken. The Platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^( C \..... reboot
ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

Monica!

An E-mail that made me laugh.
A Special Birthday This Week ---
Can you believe it? Monica Lewinsky turned 31 this week. It seems like only yesterday she was crawling around the White House on her hands and knees.
They grow up so fast.

WSJ.com - Welcome to Club Fed

WSJ.com - Welcome to Club Fed: "The closest thing to a lifetime sinecure in America is a federal government job, and now it turns out that it's also a very lucrative way to make a living.
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis confirm that the average federal civilian worker earns $106,579 a year in total compensation, or twice the $53,289 in wages and benefits for the typical private worker. This federal pay premium costs taxpayers big bucks because Uncle Sam's annual payroll is now $200 billion a year. No wonder that, with a per capita income of $46,782 a year, Washington, D.C. is the fourth richest among the nation's 360 metropolitan areas."

Eatin' heathy?

I just saw, on TV, a cholesterol ad where the drug sellin' chick asked me if I was "eating healthy?"
Can I buy "healthy" or do I "thank a teacher" for the corruption of our language?

I'm wondering...

I'm wondering when is the last time the AP titled a story "US successes in Afghanistan". And why not!
U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan: " (AP) As of Aug. 14, 2006, at least 263 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
Of those, the military reports 162 were killed by hostile action."

Where was this engine made?

MLive.com: Newslogs: "The ferry service has canceled operation through Thursday due to a repair of a broken gear in an engine drive."
I'm wondering how 3 years does it in?

Big surprise!

Luxury Spending Found in Legal Program: "The federal program that provides legal help to poor Americans turns away half of its applicants for lack of resources. But that hasn't stopped its executives from lavishing expensive meals, chauffeur-driven cars and foreign trips on themselves."

Hat trick?

Green Helmet Guy: Macho Mujahadeen

No big deal. He's a democrat....

From his website: Donovan Riley - A Democrat who will vote like one for the 7th District(http://www.rileyforstatesenate.org/)

The more you vote, the better you feel: "State Senate candidate Donovan Riley is a big believer in democracy.
So much so that he rarely misses a chance to vote.
And, in one case, Riley may have gone so far as to vote twice in the same election.
Yep, that's right - twice in the same election.
.......... Riley, a 69-year-old former CEO of the University of Illinois Hospital, voted twice in the 2000 general election, once in Chicago and then again in Oconomowoc (WI). A well-heeled liberal Democrat, Riley is running a vigorous primary campaign against state Sen. Jeff Plale, a conservative Dem from South Milwaukee.
Late Friday, Riley offered this stunning written response to the charges:
'My best recollection is that I was splitting my time between Wisconsin and Illinois, and it's possible I made a mistake. If the Elections Board decides to look into this matter, I will gladly assist.'
Not what you would call a vigorous defense.

They're not just biased. They're lazy morons!

Some wrongs never can be made right: "One apology isn't enough for Eddie Johnson. He wants an apology every day of every week for the next year, if not for the rest of his life. The Chicago Tribune, a national radio show and a number of TV stations have smeared his fine name, mistakenly identifying the Chicago-bred basketball legend and former University of Illinois star as the Eddie Johnson charged last week with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Florida."

Together - Team Hoyt

YouTube - Together - Team Hoyt
Another view of this American family.

Grab a hankie....

YouTube - Can
Strongest Dad in the World[From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly]
I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.
Eighty-five times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the all in the same day. Dick's also pulled him cross-country skiing, taken him on his back mountain climbing and once hauled him across the U.S. on a bike. Makes taking your son bowling look a little lame, right?
Read the rest and then view the heartwarming video.
http://www.bootblog.org/05-06/great-article-from-si-strongest-dad-in-the-world.html

Not good news

BREITBART.COM - 2 Fox News Journalists Kidnapped in Gaza: "Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two of the journalists inside, according to witnesses and Fox......... said the two kidnapped people were reporter Steve Centanni, a U.S. citizen, and a cameraman from New Zealand. "

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My non-dirty little secret...

USA Network Monk
I really like the TV show Monk.
I can't really figure out why.....I just like its humanity.
And I'm not all that big on "humanity".
I also think "Natalie" is hot....I don't know why....

Charity Banks On 'Masturbate-athon'

Is Clinton in England again?
Sky News: Charity Banks On 'Masturbate-athon': "Filmed by Channel Four as part of a series of shows dubbed Wank Week, the Masturbate-athon is the first event of its kind in Europe having been exported from the US.

Captain's Quarters

Captain's Quarters: "The New York Times' public editor, Byron Calame, publishes a startling admision from Bill Keller regarding the publication delay of the most explosive story in his short reign as managing editor. Earlier, when Keller told people that the NSA surveillance story got delayed from December 2004 based on requests from the White House, speculation circulated that the story had actually gotten shelved before the presidential election. Now Calame confirms that Keller lied about the publication history of the Lichtblau/Risen effort:"