What a Vacation!!!

This is the story that got me back to blogging after my recent vacation in NYC.

"He attacks from the back," Kettman said Monday. "You never see it coming. He has six toes on every foot, which constitutes a very formidable weapon."
Kettman said she was attacked twice by Lewis the cat, whose owner was due back in court Tuesday on a charge of second-degree reckless endangerment.

Feline story here


THREATDOWN!

The bear walked into a neighbor's garage, Reda said. A 15-year-old girl saw the animal and fled into the house, but the bear pushed the door open behind her and followed her inside, Reda said.

Scary story here


Watch out for your kiddies!

A middle school teacher was arrested after police said he showed up at school drunk, asked one of his students to fetch cognac, then fondled a student and made a sexual remark to another.
Johnson, 55, is an industrial arts teacher at the Pruitt Military Academy, a magnet school in the district.

Disturbing story here


Happy Meal?

A man ran over three toddlers and two adults with his car in the parking lot of a McDonald’s restaurant Tuesday, police said, and one witness described him as having a smile on his face.

Weird story here…


Get Out the Vote/Stupid Tax merger

An Arizona political activist is placing his bets that a proposal to pay one lucky voter $1 million will drive people to the polls.
Under the plan, the $1 million awarded to one randomly selected voter after each election would come from unclaimed Arizona Lottery prize money. A voter could get one entry in the drawing for voting in the primary and another for the general election.

Intriguing story here


News You Can Use!

Marijuana smoking does not increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study at the University of California Los Angeles that surprised even the researchers.
They had expected to find that a history of heavy marijuana use, like cigarette smoking, would increase the risk of cancer.

What was I saying??


Another one of the Bushista magical democracies in the Middle East descends into Civil War …

With Hamas and Fatah forces shooting at each other, Gaza stands on the edge of civil war. A report from the streets.

I started calling it a civil war when the family of a slain bodyguard took over the lobby of my hotel -- one of the nicest seaside hotels in the world, let alone in a place like Gaza City -- and began firing at the Hamas gunmen across the street.

Depressing story here


Guess this explains why we’ve never elected a chef as president.

One Florida man attired in chef attire told the president. "On behalf of all the cooks and chefs in our country, I have to say you're running it the way a chef would run the country, and we're proud of you."

Delicious story here