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This person has just been released by the US Navy under the recently adopted "Terrorist Release Program."
Looks like Alaska Gov. Palin and family's mad spending spree while she was in the Big City appalled McCain staffers who hid the shopping splurge from McCain because they knew it would piss him off!
CLICK HERE for more details about those fun-loving Wasilla Hillbillies, who came close to moving to Washington on sled dog pack trains!
An original drawing of A.A. Milne's popular children's characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger and Piglet fetched $50,000 in a London auction recently. The artist was E.H. Shepard, the famous children's book illustrator. The winning bid came via the phone as a German man bought it for his wife who is a big Pooh fan.
I remember reading about the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh 50 years ago, and find it fun to see my grandchildren reading Winnie today! It's an ageless collection of fun-loving talking animals. My other favorite children's series was the Doctor Doolittle books.
After thrashing the Clippers a week ago by 38 points, the Lakers were back at it again last night, as they won by 20 points. Baron Davis (looking at Kobe above) promised fans this year that the Clippers would be winners. It looks like it's going to be hard to follow up on that promise. The Lakers are still undefeated and looking very much like the Western Conference champs that they are.
At Donna's Ranch, a brothel in Wells, Nevada, most of the customers are long-haul truckers. High fuel prices and food prices have drained most of them of 'play money' and the world's oldest profession is feeling the pinch of this depression we're currently in.
Nevada's 25 legal brothels are fighting to stay open with the decline in profits. I can't think of any luxury retailers who are not touched by the disappearing consumer.
The owner of Donna's Ranch has been talking about putting cattle on his acreage and making it a real ranch! How's that for irony?
He plan's on raising and providing meat for the business as another way to save money in these hard times.
The LA TIMES has an interesting feature regarding these women who sell sex to make a living. CLICK HERE to read more.
With the numbers still being counted, it looks like Prop 8 is going to pass sometime today. If it does, it's going to set back any progress Gays and Lesbians have made for equality. There's also all the marriages that were preformed the last year. What happens now?
In this year of historic change - where we elected a black President - voters have turned by the clock in California when it comes to equal rights for all. It amazes me how intolerant people can be.
In a landslide victory, Barrack Obama made history. This time Ohio and Florida went to the Democrats. America is in for a new era as the world watched us elect the first African-American to the presidency. Obama's message was CHANGE. Now we have to hope that positive changes do take place. A daunting task lies ahead for the new administration.
There's a major fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago this weekend touting Trump's possible vice-presidential picks. This donor retreat will fea...