It's still September for a couple more days. Very early in the school calendar. But I keep waiting for things at school to become unpleasant, since there's always something yucky about every place I've ever worked (school or not). And as for that, there are a few niggling little things that aren't perfect about Ballyhoo.
The more than a dozen girls, between 13 and 16 years old, went berserk in the restaurant's lobby Saturday night, police said.
3-year-old Kevin was bitten 9 times in the attack, the trooper was treated at a local medical facility for his injuries, and another adult was also wounded in the attack – from which the squirrel escaped unharmed.
The squirrel responsible is still at large.
Stay AWAY from those vicious little beasts, I keep telling you. Skwerls are NOT NICE.
THIS is how they should always be dealt with:
Yes, the hunky guy in my dreams ALWAYS wears a shawl... doesn't yours? "I am Inigo Montoya... you keeled my father... prepare to die," he says, giving his stylish white scarf an indifferent toss.
I wonder if this poor model knows how much she looks like a Dr. Seuss character? Or that her necklaces are backwards? Or that she's wearing a big white balloon on her butt? I guess it could be worse, however:
For the eternal kid who can't get enough of the ball pit at the McDonald's PlayLand, that's just the outfit. One question, though: how do you go to the bathroom while wearing that contraption? And if she leans over too far, do the pointy-things on her shoulders pose a danger of popping the balloons in her skirt?
Notice that young men actually wear smaller versions on their arm, and that many of the girls' mums actually LIGHT UP (as evidenced by the photographs in the lower right corner of the collage). The Homecoming Mum is a serious affair, no doubt.
Women and cats do as they d***ed well please, and men and dogs had best learn to live with it. --Alan Holbrook
Four-year-old Rory McDermott got a Croc-clad foot caught in an escalator last month at a mall in northern Virginia. His mother managed to yank him free, but the nail on his big toe was almost completely ripped off, causing heavy bleeding.
"The Japanese have realized that the old-fashioned custom of avoiding the discussion on toilets and bathrooms only resulted in dirty outhouses. Today, in Japanese homes, the toilet takes pride of place," said Koo Ue, spokesman for the Japan Toilet Association (JTA). According to Ue, modern bathroom trends reflect the high respect that the Japanese have for clean, healthy lifestyles. The catching up has been swift. Ue and others like him who promote flush toilets supported by sewage systems report impressive and rapid gains. Flush-toilet use in the country now stands at a respectable 88%, much higher than the pathetic figure of 50% just a decade ago, according to the Japan Sewage Association.
I am a lost soul. Damned by Cookie Desire. There still may be hope for you, though. Do not try the Cakester. You will regret it if you do. Trust me.
World rally star Colin McRae and his young son were feared dead after his helicopter crashed and exploded near his Scottish home.
The 39-year-old driver was thought to be at the controls of the French-built Squirrel helicopter with his son Johnny, five, as a passenger when it crashed a mile from the family farm in Lanarkshire just after 4pm.
Strathclyde police confirmed that at least one person had died and it is believed that there were four passengers on board altogether.
I squatted down with the granola bar in my outstretched hand, the nugget of food perched about a centimeter away from the tip of my finger so the squirrel could see what I had to offer.
Or not.
COLUMBIA --The same Easter freeze that devastated South Carolina's peach crop could lead to a phenomenon unseen in these parts for nearly 40 years: a massive squirrel migration.
Sure, the term sounds funny, but it's serious stuff. In September 1968, squirrels searching for more hospitable living conditions along the Eastern Seaboard ended up dead along the highways and floating in lake spillways throughout the Southeast.
Wildlife officials have no idea whether another September migration is near, but they do see a repeat of one factor in the most recent one: The Easter freeze wiped out white oak acorn production.
The article warns homeowners of an increase in the numbers of marauding skwerls invading bird feeders in backyards all over the area, because the varmints are hungry.
The color is fabulous. The cut? Well, not so much. Ill-fitting and shapeless. Do Not Want. Unless it's her nightdress and she's supposed to sleep in it.
Even though I can't eat chicken at all anymore, here is a yummy-sounding recipe from my aunt's neice's mother-in-law, who's from India:TANDOORI CHICKEN
1 1/2 lbs chicken cut into pieces
1/2 tsp coarse salt
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, butter for basting
Marinade:
1 1/4 cups natural yogurt
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger paste
1/2 tbsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp cumin powder
salt to taste
1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Remove skin from chicken and make deep incisions. Sprinkle lemon juice over chicken and rub in the salt, and then set aside for 15 minutes. To make the marinade - whisk the yogurt in a bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add chicken to prepared marinade, coating well, and leave in refrigerator for 6 hours.
Ready to bake - preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken in covered roasting pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until chicken is completely cooked, basting with butter. Garnish with onion rings, lemon, and tomato wedges.
(From Geeta Akolkar)
From the AP:
Hello Kitty goes traditional for Japan's youthTwirling and sliding in a bright red and black kimono, the cat that epitomizes cuteness for legions of fans the world over performed traditional steps normally reserved for geishas and kabuki actors to a rapt audience of mainly preschoolers.Memoirs Of A Kawaii Kitty?
Gustavo Villoldo, 71, was involved in Guevara's capture in the jungles of Bolivia, according to unclassified U.S. records and other documents. He plans to auction the hair and other items kept in a scrapbook since the joint CIA-Bolivian army mission 40 years ago.Disgusting. Auctioning off a mass-murderer's HAIR. What will we see next, Christie's having an auction for Hitler's fingernail trimmings? Gacy's lucky shirt?
Study Finds Surge in Bipolar DiagnosesHis mother, Susan Montanile, said Charlie was a precocious, disobedient and moody 3-year-old. He later had vivid, violent nightmares and violent outbursts in school.
"He would cycle even within 10 minutes, from hysterical giddiness and laughter watching TV" to screaming when she called him for dinner.
It was "like walking on eggshells," she said. "You never really knew within a given hour what was going to happen."
Psychiatric medicine has helped, but has also caused weight gain, drowsiness and other side effects.
Montanile worries that the new study might embolden skeptics who blame "bad parenting" and think afflicted children are simply misdiagnosed brats.
A generation ago, bipolar kids were likely mislabeled as simply truants or troublemakers, said Christine Walker, of Winnetka, Ill., whose 7-year-old son, Schuyler, was diagnosed a few years ago.
"This has always existed," Walker said. "It just didn't have a name, it didn't have a face."
Welcome to my life for the past thirteen years. I don't care how much Bipolar Disorder is being diagnosed or how much anti-psychotic medication is being prescribed for it.
Who's an idiot now?I really should feel sorry for the guy; it's rather unChristian of me to snicker when someone's hurt that badly. I apologize.
Fried cookie dough named Best State Fair FoodIt was the third year in a row Gonzales has been honored. Last year, his fried Coke earned him an appearance on national television and was mimicked by fry cooks at other state fairs.
