Monday, May 22, 2006

Annual Bath Week

Big News
Keith Richards has returned to the United States after falling out of a tree in New Zealand. Reportedly, he had a good flight, almost falling out of the jetliner only once. Fortunatly, his gold chain was caught in his personal flotation device.

This just in.

A group of Tokyo investors today bought the Grand Canyon and moved it to Japan. So if you're planning a trip to the Canyon this summer, forget it. All that's left is a great big hole.

Bath Fest

The annual Bath Festival begins this week in Avon, England. I suppose the Avon Lady brings the soap.
- The Bath Festival is actually a music festival but since it lasts two weeks, taking a bath is okay, too.

The Democratic Party was born on May 23rd in 1792 when a group of unorganized political factions chose Thomas Jefferson as their spokesman. So the Democrats have been unorganized ever since they were organized.

The first airborne wedding in Canada took place on May 23rd in 1929. The bride and groom said their vows in a biplane over Regina. It was a lovely ceremony. The bride was beautiful in her white dress, white veil, and white parachute.
- The bride's cousin, watching from the ground below, caught the bridal airsick bag.

Love & Learn

Spiritual Transformation Is Good for You - College students tend to be better adjusted, teenagers are more likely to describe themselves as happy, and AIDS patients have had a greater adherence to HIV medications - particularly if they've undergone spiritual transformations. These findings come from nearly two dozen projects, part of a pioneering scienific research program.

Sitting on a Ball Keeps Office Workers on a Roll - Picture an office teeming with workers who couldn't be more on the ball. Chests open, shoulders straight, trunk muscles offering plenty of anti-slouch support. Each is perched atop a round, inflatable plastic object, variously known as an exercise ball, stability ball or Swiss ball.

Video Game Reviews - "Driver: Parallel Lines" and "Metroid Prime: Hunters."

Film Closeup: Edward Norton - Edward Norton portrays a San Fernando Valley man who believes he's a cowboy in the drama 'Down in the Valley.'

'Tween 12 and 20 - Compasssionate daily advice for teens from Dr. Robert Wallace on everything from dating to depression to making smart choices.

Steve Nash: A Lock on the NBA Hall of Fame? - Nine players have won consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player awards and in joining that list the Phoenix Suns point guard now stands beside Jordan and Bird and Russell and Magic and Duncan and players of that immense stature. The Hall of Fame should be as assured for Nash as his Canadian citizenship. But there are skeptics.

Shallow Thoughts:

Oct-to-puss: I can't remember, it's either somebody with eight faces or four politicians.

Be careful on the streets. There are people out there who’ll homicide you to death.

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