From todays Inbox:

A woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every single day. One day, he motioned for her to come nearer.

She sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times. When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side When we lost the house, you stayed right here. When my health started failing, you were still by my side...You know what?"

"What dear?" she gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.

"I think you're bad luck," he said. "Get the $*#@ away from me."

The truthiness finally comes out.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed may have exaggerated his role in the 31 terrorist plots he claims to have been responsible for, according to US officials.

Ya think? This man has been under US custody since 1993 without benefit of counsel, and has probably been tortured every day for the last four years. As usual, his "confession" comes at a time when the administration is in deep trouble in this country, a process we've seen used before to divert attention away from the real issues.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed has claimed responsibility for 9/11, the WTC bombings in 1993, and the execution of Daniel Pearl, among over two dozen acts for which he claims personal responsibility. How much longer until he also claims he killed JFK, shot J.R., murdered Ron Goldman, and fathered Anna Nicole's baby?

We are America, and we must live up to the moral values that our President claims to support. Torture is never--NEVER--acceptable from us. That is the sort of behavior that others exhibit. Remember them? The people we oppose? The Evildoers? When we stoop to these moral lows, we are no better than those we accuse. In fact, we're worse: At least they don't lie about doing bad things.

From the Inbox. . .

A young man called Paul invited his mother for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how handsome Paul 's flatmate, Simon , was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two and this only made her more curious.
Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Paul and his flatmate than met the eye.
Reading his mum's thoughts, Paul volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking Mum, but I assure you, Simon & I are just flatmates".
About a week later, Simon came to Paul saying, "Ever since your Mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the frying pan, you don't suppose she took it, do you?"
"Well I doubt it," said Paul , "but I'll email her just to be sure".
So he sat down and wrote:
DEAR MOTHER, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU "DID" TAKE THE FRYING PAN FROM MY HOUSE, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU "DID NOT" TAKE THE FRYING PAN, BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT IT HAS BEEN MISSING EVER SINCE YOU WERE HERE FOR DINNER.
LOVE PAUL.
Several days later, Paul received an email from his mother which read:
DEAR SON, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU "DO" SLEEP WITH SIMON , AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU "DO NOT" SLEEP WITH SIMON .....BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT IF HE WAS SLEEPING IN HIS OWN BED, HE WOULD HAVE FOUND THE BLOODY FRYING PAN BY NOW!!
LOVE MUMx

From the BBC. . .

Actor John Inman, most famous for the comedy Are You Being Served?, has died in London aged 71, his spokesman said.

Inman made his name in the 1970s show as Mr Humphries, whose catchphrase "I'm free!" entered popular culture.

In recent years he was a pantomime regular, most often taking the role of the dame. He also made appearances in BBC comedy show Revolver in 2004.

The Preston-born actor died in hospital and had been suffering from a Hepatitis A infection for some time.

In Memorium

The incredible Betty Hutton has passed away at the age of 86.  Hutton was the fresh-faced chanteuse who was adept at both physical comedy and song.  A natural beauty, Hutton is known for films like The Perils of Pauline, Annie Get Your Gun, and The Greatest Show on Earth.  Betty Hutton was a true original and will be sorely missed.

The Home Office gets the jitters. . .

In a story about Starbucks losing its "soul," NPR mentioned this morning that a Consumer Reports taste test found that McDonald's coffee rated higher with consumers than the ubiquitous caffeine chain's java.  Disturbing, no doubt, for the Seattle bean counters.  Good news for coffee drinkers, however, since you can't get a Breakfast Burrito at Starbuck's.

from Glamour Magazine. . .

"It’s like a wedding but with a twist: Young women exchange rings, take vows and enjoy a first dance…with their dads. “Purity balls” are the next big thing in the save-it-till-marriage movement. Smart or scary?"

That's the lead line from an article in Glamour magazine this month, and let me just say "Ewwwww!"

From NPR

NPR reports this morning that Halliburton is moving its CEOs to the country of Dubai.
No doubt to more easily avoid prosecution in US courts. You may remember Dubai from the infamous Dubai ports deal, the attempt to place US ports under the purvey of this country. Wonder just what the connection is between Dubya & Co. and Dubai? They just keep appearing together, don't they? Dubai also has not taxes on businesses or individuals, so those Halliburton traitors can keep even more of the 33 BILLION in net profit they earned last year (a huge amount of which came from YOUR tax dollars, America).