Heaven Can Wait

2. September 2009 | 23:46

Cemetery gets OK; ball field is put on hold

Billy Harrison will bury his mother Saturday near Sturgeon. Rick Rose will have to wait to see whether he can keep his baseball field in the Bonne Femme Estates subdivision. (News Source: Columbia Daily Tribune - 19:07:12)

Don’t mess with me: I can’t find my can opener

Today, an important announcement: I have undertaken a risky project at Casa Hammond. Things could get ugly here, friends. I am re-organizing my kitchen cupboards. And as my friend Linda recently reminded me, “re-organizing” falsely implies that once they were organized. This nonsense all started a few days ago when I couldn’t find the orange that I swear I bought. I checked the fruit bin in the … (News Source: The Gilroy Dispatch - 18:39:13)

Lime dangling from a tree on campus, dozens of fruits nuts and vegetables are growing across campus. Photo Credit …

Smells of fried greasy goodness fill the air when you take a walk through the bookstore food court during lunch hour. Hungry students wait in line with hypnotic stares while they decide what to eat. Will it be artery clogging burgers, stitch bursting fried rice, or heart attack heaven onion rings? (News Source: Daily Sundial - 00:45:54)

Attack of the Shack

When word hit that RadioShack was unofficially changing its name to “The Shack,” it was like bloggers, tweeters and comedians everywhere had received manna from heaven. (News Source: BrandWeek - 17:39:21)

Ignatieff vows to erase deficit with no new taxes

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has pledged to erase the projected $50-billion federal deficit if elected into government — and to do so without raising taxes. (News Source: CTV British Columbia - 21:23:24)

Million-Dollar Definitions: Big Education Money Rests on Judge’s Interpretation of “Ample” and “Paramount”

Just like everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die, everyone wants good schools but no one wants to pay for them. Local levies can’t cover all the costs, and the state, which … Continue reading “Million-Dollar Definitions: Big Education Money Rests on Judge’s Interpretation of “Ample” and “Paramount”" (News Source: Seattle Weekly - 17:25:20)

Welcome to Kent’s Komments

C’mon in, the water’s fine! Welcome to Kent’s Komments - a new online weekly sports column with a twist (News Source: Clarinda Herald-Journal - 14:18:04)

Angels in America Will Swoop Back to New York City in 2010-11

Signature Theatre Company’s 20th anniversary 2010-11 season, devoted to the work of Tony Kushner, will include the first New York City revival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning epic Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. (News Source: Playbill - 20:49:13)

What was Tony Sparano thinking — ‘G.I. Joe?’

Tony Sparano took the Dolphins to the movie, “G.I. Joe” on Monday instead of practicing. This, I hope, is his worst decision of the year. The day off, I’m on board with that. (News Source: Sun-Sentinel - 22:07:13)

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