Disney Rolls Over in Urn

Big News

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush acted illegally in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. So look for the detainees to disappear completely when the President declares Guantanamo a disaster area and directs FEMA to handle the evacuation.

Pregnant Britney Spears appears nude on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. Walt Disney rolled over in his urn.
- Harper's says there's a photo spread inside, and with the pounds she's put on, Britney's spread all over the outside.
- You know, they're right -- pregnant women do glow. Britney's glowing all over!

The Federal Yodeling Festival is this weekend in Schwyz, Switzerland. Each contestant must stand on top of a mountain and yodel for six minutes in one of two yodeling divisions: sober yodeling and drunk yodeling.
- Last year Helmut Gasthaus set a new drunk yodeling record by holding his final note for 14,000 feet.

June 30th

On June 30th in 1975, Cher married Gregg Allman just four days after divorcing Sonny Bono. Sonny’s alimony payment was for $2.37.

Boxer Mike Tyson was born on June 30th in 1966. At the party, as usual, they’ll play Pin the Ear on Evander Holyfield.

June 30th is Leap Second Day, when the official world clocks are pushed ahead one second. I hate it when they do that. It screws up my sleeping pattern for minutes.

Love & Learn

Nature's Laboratory - Scientists are studying what makes the toucan beak, the product of millions of years of evolution, so exquisitely perfect for the tropical bird. The answers could someday lead to revolutionary designs for human innovation.

High Heels - Priming the pump for disaster.

DVD Select - Newest and best available on DVDs, including Failure to Launch, Imagine Me & You, Cache, Evil (Ondskan), Piaf: Her Story, Why We Fight, Commander-in-Chief, Blue Collar Comedy Tour, and others.

TV Closeup: Kyra Sedgwick - Kyra Sedgwick plays Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson on the TV crime drama “The Closer.”

Aging Lifestyles - Life is celebrated on the obit page.

Shallow Thoughts

Garage sales are where people try to sell stuff they're ashamed to give away.

A new behavioral study indicates many character traits are inherited. So if your ancestors were dishonest, there's a good chance you also could be elected.

No Chance, Osama!

Big News

Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered an immediate halt to all attacks in Iraq if the U. S. agrees to withdraw foreign forces from Iraq in two years. The White House didn't immediately respond. Halliburton's phone was busy.

June 29th

Actor Gary Busey was born on June 29th in 1944. He almost died in a motorcycle accident in 1988. Now he wears a helmet. He decided that "helmet hair" is better than "asphalt hair."

Elizabeth Dole was born on June 29th in 1936. There for a while Republicans were thinking Elizabeth might make a good president, but they decided on Junior Bush instead. He’s not quite as pretty but almost.
- And his daddy had money.

Peter Paul Reubens was born on June 29th in 1577. He was the famous fat nude lady painter. He painted pictures of fat nude ladies. And he was widely acclaimed because he could do it with a straight face.

The great French writer and World War II aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery was born on June 29th in 1900. Before dying in the war, Saint-Exupery wrote the classic fable The Little Prince, a work so philosophically and theologically deep that only children seem to fully understand it.

Love & Learn

Aging Lifestyles - Life is celebrated on the obit page.

Films in Focus: New & Recent Releases - Quick reviews and rating of newly released films: Waist Deep, Click, Nacho Libre, Cars, A Prairie Home Companion, The Breakup, Wah-Wah, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Lost City.

FYI Travel - Boston landmark celebrates life under the sea.

The Alert Consumer - Filling out rebate forms is no simple task. Here are some things to watch for.

Shallow Thoughts

Democrats and Republicans have to stop accusing each other of being mean spirited, and get back to civilized behavior -- accusing each other of lying.

You may scoff, but at one time me and my trusty Red Ryder air rifle could have handled Osama bin Ugly.

Of Lyle, Him, Her, & Jose

Big News

Storms, floods, and mudslides tied up Washington, D.C. on Monday. President Bush said it's not his fault and blames faulty weather intelligence.

June 27th

Actress Julia Roberts married singer Lyle Lovett on June 27th in 1993. Julia was swept off her feet because Lyle reminded her of Abraham Lincoln -- especially his stovepipe hair.
- But as it turned out, Lyle just wasn’t that sexy without makeup.

President Lyndon Johnson's beagles were born on June 27th in 1963. One male, one female, so he named them Him and Her. Problem was, he named her Him and him Her. They were pretty confused until he had them fixed, and then it didn't matter.

On June 27th in 1990 Jose Canseco signed a $23.5 million baseball contract with Oakland. Then he played with just about every other team. In Texas he set a record for being hit on the head by fly balls.

Love & Learn

Grappling with Evil - How does Darfur happen? Is it human nature to do evil? Or is it an external being that forces the human hand?

The Three R's of Employee Motivation - Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets.

Fitness Forum: I'm Beautiful, Dammit! - Former fitness fanatic finally finds herself.

Ten Minute Workout - Here are a few exercises that you can do in just 10 minutes to improve your total fitness health.

Video Game Reviews - "Field Commander" and "Over the Hedge."

Shallow Thoughts

Why would anyone want to go camping in the woods? Everything out there will either eat you, bite you, or give you a rash.

June is the traditional month for weddings. The other 11 months are for divorces.

The worst thing about having children is starting to understand your parents' point of view.