Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Stay the Course Somewhere

Big News

Supreme Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the visiting Iraqi prime minister Wednesday that the way to end instability in Iraq is for U.S. forces to withdraw. President Bush said it could happen -- U.S. forces could withdraw from Iraq -- through Iran.
- Doesn't really matter that much -- as long as we stay the course somewhere.

September 14th Now & Then

Actress Faith Ford is 42 today. She’s the tall beauty from "Hope & Faith" who walked funny and played Corky Sherwood on "Murphy Brown." The folks back home in Louisiana are so proud of her, they named a swamp after her.

Actor Clayton Moore, who became famous as The Lone Ranger, was born on this day in 1914. It was sad. Before he died at age 85, Moore had to wear a trifocal mask.
- And poor Silver kept getting oats stuck under his dentures.

Two monumental events in music history occurred on this date. In 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner," and in 1955 Little Richard recorded "Tutti Fruitti."
- Personally, I think it should be a national holiday.

A Russian rocket became the first man-made object to reach the moon on this date in 1959. Traditional theories that the moon was made of green cheese were confirmed when the rocket's microphone picked up the sound of a rat burping.

Love & Learn

The Alert Consumer - Annual college rankings: more an art than a science.

TV Closeup - Nora Dunn plays quirky real estate agent Michelle Graybar in the drama “Three Moons Over Milford.”

Today's Scene - In its “Missed Connections” section, the Web site Craigslist.com gives the lovelorn another chance to find that someone who got away.

A Greener View - Pruning: Time heals all wounds; air and dryness help

Shallow Thoughts

Before you know it, it'll be autumn and Election Day. Squirrels will be gathering nuts and we'll be electing them.

Why do they call it office "politics?" I mean, in your office, have they ever held an election?

This just in. Police today arrested a karate expert for wearing his black belt in public. That's all he was wearing.

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