Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Yea, Suri!

Big News

A new Army manual bans torture and degrading treatment of prisoners. It may not work, though. So far, only a few Iraqi insurgents are lining up to be captured.

Suri Cruise made her public debut Wednesday on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Two adults also were in the photo, and the few who noticed indicated they may have been her parents.
- Paramount, reportedly, is about to offer Suri a fat movie contract.

September 7th Now & Then

On this day in 1855 the Crimean War ended. The soldiers were all happy to get out of Crimea because they never made any money there. As everybody knows, Crimea does not pay.
- With jokes like that, neither does comedy.

It's Sawdust Week in Spearfish, South Dakota, the largest logging event in the Black Hills. Highlight is the chainsaw throwing contest. And if you think that's dangerous, you should see the chainsaw catching contest.

Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses was born on this day in 1860. She painted her first picture at age 78 and became America's most famous "primitive" artist. In art terminology "primitive" means, when Grandma painted a picture of a horse, it looked like a horse.

Buddy Holly was born on this day in 1936. He was the great rock n' roller who looked like an accountant. To get a record contract today, he'd probably have to pull his teeth, have his chin pierced, and wear his glasses backwards.

Love & Learn

Aging Lifestyles: Paper Bears Bad News - We don't recommend canceling your newspaper subscriptions. But we have some suggestions for older people on how to read papers without dropping into despair.

Autoword: Magnum - What’s not to like about Dodge’s new Hemi-powered $42,000 muscle wagon?

Decor Score - Whimsical walls just perfect for a boy's room.

To Be Equal - Empowerment: The final frontier of black development in the U.S.

Shallow Thoughts

I'm now on two diets. On two you get to eat more

I love rollercoasters. I love chewing on my Adam's apple.

Didja hear? A guy in Georgia takes his dog hang gliding. But it's okay -- it's an Airedale.

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