Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Nationwide PreNup Insurance

Big News

The Justice Department, easing a Bush administration policy, said Wednesday it will look to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor the government's controversial domestic spying program. Uh-oh. Folks, this is a serious deviation from staying the course. Before you know it we could take back the invasion of Iraq.
- Hey, you've got to learn from your mistakes, right?
- Maybe we could release all those guys at Guantanamo and give 'em a life-time supply of government cheese.

Nearly 290,000 homes and businesses in the Midwest were still without electricity Wednesday because of the ice, snow, and high wind that battered the area. But look on the bright side. Aren't you glad it never gets that cold in Florida? Can you imagine the noise with all those alligators' teeth chattering?
- It was a three-dog night in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, most folks without power only had one dog and a gerbil.

Kevin Federline will star in TV commercial for Nationwide Insurance during the Super Bowl. In an effort to get Britney back, he'll use the money to buy her some underwear.

Love & Learn

Heroin's Hold, Part 1: An Addict Wants Her Life Back:- After two years of drifting along on a waiting list, she was just one week away from beginning methadone treatment and saying goodbye to heroin.

Heroin's Hold, Part 2: Users Seek Relief from Drug's Lethal Grip - White Oaks' detox unit will continue to offer help, and hope, to those suffering from every type of drug addiction. It houses 85 to 90 clients a month for average stays of three to five days.

The Simple Difference - "The Good Life" is not defined by possessions, but by pure and utter enjoyment of simplicity.

Today's Lifestyle: Party Fumbles - Avoid these 10 missteps when hosting a Super Bowl party.

Travel: New Mexico - The oldest continuously inhabited community in North America: Sky City Pueblo of Acoma.

How to Cure the Common Cold or Whatever - More illegal tips in our continuing malpractice series.

Shallow Thoughts

I don't mind violent movies, but I hate it when they sell popcorn in body bags

Most doctors have tropical fish in their waiting rooms. My doctor has tropical clams.

Warning! This blog does not cause drowsiness, so it's perfectly okay to operate heavy machinery while reading and pregnant.

Monday, January 15, 2007

Iraq Needs 20,000 More Hangmen

Big News

Saddam Hussein's half-brother and his top aide were hanged in Baghdad on Monday. Seems like an awfully slow way to win in Iraq. It could take years to hang everybody in Baghdad. Kind of makes you wonder who's got the rope franchise?
- Probably a new Iraq-American company called Hangaburton.

A New York hospital is taking steps to offer the nation's first uterus transplant, a radical experiment that might allow women whose wombs were removed or are defective to bear children. That could be great, unless it becomes a status thing. And we're bombarded with TV commercials pitching the latest cool new uteruses.
- "Walking around with an old boring uterus? Get an exciting new 2008 SuperWomb GT!"
- "Guaranteed for 10 years or 12 children, whichever comes first.

More Big News every day at Laughs Today, the Internet's #1 topical comedy site.

Love & Learn

Inside People - Ways to foster an attitude of gratitude.

Travel: Whistler Snowbiking - There's a new way to race down a snow-covered mountain.

Video Game Reviews - Customize your experience in "Neverwinter Nights 2," and experience a variety of authentic moves and characters with "Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles."

Analysis: Feel a Draft? - In December, the Selective Service announced that in 2009, it will conduct "readiness" tests for a draft. You know ... just in case.

Freezing What Syndrome? - The neurologist said it is very rare; he'd only seen two other cases; and there were maybe 10 others in the U.S. I told him, "Mr. Rogers always said I was special."

Shallow Thoughts

January 16th, only a week before my wife's annual State of the Marriage Address.

I was surprised by "Rocky Balboa." Honest, I thought they'd need a stretcher to carry Rocky INTO the ring.

The big problem with fast food is that it slows down when it hits your stomach. And it just parks there -- and lets the fat have time to get off and apply for citizenship.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Congressional Insurgents Surge

Big News

President Bush says he will surge in Iraq evn if congressional insurgents want him to unsurge. Congressional insurgents, also called Democrats, say it'd be great if the President was actually the one doing the surging.
- Ah, don't you love the new bipartisanship?

The dance flick "Stomp the Yard" was a step ahead of "Night at the Museum" for number one weekend movie. Both are making big box office bucks. So any day now they'll start filming the blockbuster "Stomp the Museum."

More Big News every day at Laughs Today, the Internet's #1 topical comedy site.

Love & Learn

Editorial: The All-Seeing Eye - The voracious hunger of the Internet for information and video is like nothing else in history.

Travel: Whistler Snowbiking - There's a new way to race down a snow-covered mountain.

Video Game Reviews - Customize your experience in "Neverwinter Nights 2," and experience a variety of authentic moves and characters with "Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles."

Inside People - Ways to foster an attitude of gratitude.

Freezing What Syndrome? - The neurologist said it is very rare; he'd only seen two other cases; and there were maybe 10 others in the U.S. I told him, "Mr. Rogers always said I was special."

Travel: Seattle - Seattle: The Emerald City still sparkles in winter.

Shallow Thoughts

Women will never be equal to men because a woman is totally incapable of falling in love with a shotgun.

This recycling thing is getting out of hand. Yesterday a guy offered me 30 cents a pound for my Corolla.

Hey, you know you're getting fat when your car waddles.

Remember, most addictions have side effects. Over-eating, however, has side, front, and rear effects