Mongeese, Skinks, and Republicans
Big News
The Bush administration will not confirm reports that Osama bin Laden has died. Mostly because Republicans don't have anybody else ready to hate. If they find the body before election day, they'll just have to prop him up and hope for the best.
They say Osama bin Laden is a pretty fair musician. His favorite songs are "Whiskey River, Take My Mind," and "On the Road Again."
- He plays hump-pipes. Which sound a little like bag-pipes, only worse.
- They're not that hard to make -- once you find a deaf camel....
September 26 Now and Then
Today is Mongoose Hunters Day on Gorda, one of the smallest Virgin Islands. Originally, they brought the mongooses to Gorda to kill the skinks, which were all over the place. Now the skinks are gone but the mongooses are all over the place.
- Okay, maybe it's "mongeese." I'm not an expert on this stuff. I don't even know what a skink is.
- But I don't think I'd want one sleeping at the foot of my bed.
William the 2nd became King of England on this date in 1087. Some people called him Rufus. His wife called him Ruf. When she yelled at him, the neighbors thought she was a dog.
The Arkansas Old-Time Fiddlers Championship is this week in Mountain View. An old-time fiddler is one who brings his cat along so he'll always have fresh strings.
Olivia Newton-John was born on this day in 1948 in Cambridge, England. But when she was five, Olivia moved to Australia, the home of her ancestors. In fact, it was Olivia's great-great-grandfather, Sir Isaac Newton-John, who discovered the law of Australian gravity one day while sitting under a eucalyptus tree -- and a koala bear.
To Learn
I Can't Believe I'm Quilting - From the basics to step-by-step lessons to walk you through a series of six small-scale projects designed to build your skills.
A Greener View - Can this hollyhock be saved?
The Alert Consumer - Taking home entertainment to the next level, developers are adding electronics to their house plans.
Pop Talk: New Music Full of Spit & Vinegar - Hank Williams III isn’t afraid to let his anger be known, whether it’s toward his record label or toward promoters.
Now, today's Hollywood Hotline:
Rumors are rampant that in her next film Miss Piggy will do a nude bath scene. Insiders say, however, that's just a bunch of hogwash!
Shallow Thoughts
Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably a campaign commercial.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall let you go ahead of them in the checkout line when you only have two items.
The Bush administration will not confirm reports that Osama bin Laden has died. Mostly because Republicans don't have anybody else ready to hate. If they find the body before election day, they'll just have to prop him up and hope for the best.
They say Osama bin Laden is a pretty fair musician. His favorite songs are "Whiskey River, Take My Mind," and "On the Road Again."
- He plays hump-pipes. Which sound a little like bag-pipes, only worse.
- They're not that hard to make -- once you find a deaf camel....
September 26 Now and Then
Today is Mongoose Hunters Day on Gorda, one of the smallest Virgin Islands. Originally, they brought the mongooses to Gorda to kill the skinks, which were all over the place. Now the skinks are gone but the mongooses are all over the place.
- Okay, maybe it's "mongeese." I'm not an expert on this stuff. I don't even know what a skink is.
- But I don't think I'd want one sleeping at the foot of my bed.
William the 2nd became King of England on this date in 1087. Some people called him Rufus. His wife called him Ruf. When she yelled at him, the neighbors thought she was a dog.
The Arkansas Old-Time Fiddlers Championship is this week in Mountain View. An old-time fiddler is one who brings his cat along so he'll always have fresh strings.
Olivia Newton-John was born on this day in 1948 in Cambridge, England. But when she was five, Olivia moved to Australia, the home of her ancestors. In fact, it was Olivia's great-great-grandfather, Sir Isaac Newton-John, who discovered the law of Australian gravity one day while sitting under a eucalyptus tree -- and a koala bear.
To Learn
I Can't Believe I'm Quilting - From the basics to step-by-step lessons to walk you through a series of six small-scale projects designed to build your skills.
A Greener View - Can this hollyhock be saved?
The Alert Consumer - Taking home entertainment to the next level, developers are adding electronics to their house plans.
Pop Talk: New Music Full of Spit & Vinegar - Hank Williams III isn’t afraid to let his anger be known, whether it’s toward his record label or toward promoters.
Now, today's Hollywood Hotline:
Rumors are rampant that in her next film Miss Piggy will do a nude bath scene. Insiders say, however, that's just a bunch of hogwash!
Shallow Thoughts
Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably a campaign commercial.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall let you go ahead of them in the checkout line when you only have two items.
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