Yep, the British are still snobs... :-)

Happy and glorious: Windsor's tribute to its favourite resident - Britain - Times Online: "By the time she emerged from the castle’s great oak doors at noon, an estimated 22,000 loyal subjects — and a fair number from lesser nations, such as the United States — packed the centre of Windsor to bursting to cheer the Queen on her extended birthday walkabout."

In the news: Yep, weeza gettin stupider...

A new pay-per-view program will exploit John Lennon's memory and the "EVP" phenomenon brought into mainstream attention by a recent movie, by claiming to channel Lennon's spirit through EVP.

EVP is based on a belief that spirit voices communicate through radio and TV broadcast signals.

"On the television show, filming at La Fortuna suddenly stops and a narrator says something odd has happened. They then claim that a mysterious voice can be heard on the voice feed of one of the psychics.

The producers then call in "EVP specialist" Sandra Belanger to examine the voice and she proclaims it the real deal.

"The Spirit of John Lennon" is being done without the knowledge or consent of Lennon's estate or his widow Yoko Ono, who declined comment. Her longtime friend and spokesman Elliot Mintz has called the entire exercise "tacky, exploitative and far removed" from the icon's way of life.

"A pay-per-view seance was never his style," said Mintz.

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Kids say the darndest things!

"You should never swim with lightening because it will storm you up and turn you into a popsicle."

- C (age 4) 4/7/2006

Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama gives an interview.

"On our first visit, I was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered me his favourites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he didn't mind when I was blunt about the war.

"By my third visit, I was ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of Buddhism."

In the news: Cell-phone brain tumors again.

In a recent article, Swedish researches have contradicted the conclusions of other recent research programs by finding a link between cellphone use and brain tumors.

Studying 905 people who have had a malignant brain tumor, 85 were high users of mobile phones. They also concluded that the risk was higher on the side of the head the phone was used upon.

They suggest using handsfree as a way to get the risk down. But won't that just move the cancer? Based on where I put my phone when I'm in hands-free mode, I'm not so sure I like that idea!

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Kids say the darndest things!

"I got a great idea. How about we all do whatever we want?"

- C (age four) 3/19/2006 - last day of winter

Kids say the darndest things!

"My head is bigger than syrup."

- C (age four) 3/19/2006

What's wrong with marriage?

A policeman in Rome doubted that an elderly couple, who were pulled over while attempting to have sex in the car while driving, are married.

Madonna on parenting...

Madonna: "'(Lourdes) is really obsessed with who is gay,' says Madonna in an interview in Out magazine's April issue. 'And she even asked, 'Mom, you know they say that you are gay?' And I'm, 'Oh, do they? Why?' And she says, 'Because you kissed Britney Spears.''

'And I said, 'No, it just means I kissed Britney Spears. I am the mommy pop star and she is the baby pop star. And I am kissing her to pass my energy on to her.'"

All I can say is, Madonna is very lucky she has Lourdes and not C, who would have asked in her best don't-give-me-that-crap-I'm-not-an-idiot little voice, "Ok then, will you kiss me like that then mommy (blink blink)?"

- Xan Shui
Philosophic Philanthropist, Honest Man

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South Dakota Law Banning Most Abortions (HB 1215) Women’s Health and Human Life Protection Act

I know it's a silly thing, but I actually agree with everything this law says (except perhaps its title, which is somewhat self-serving).

South Dakota Law Banning Most Abortions (HB 1215) Women’s Health and Human Life Protection Act

"I have trouble with the persons with the signs, but I feel the need to make my own..." - Ty Tabor

Ok...this is SO the mob...

Advice to investigators:

Have you ever watched The Sopranos? WALK AWAY. QUIETLY.

Ferrari Case Takes New Twist With Possible Tie to Bus Agency - Los Angeles Times

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Simple Answers

There's a very simple answer for the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado if they're interested in an easy way out of this mess.

Give this idiot a thorough drug test.

- Xan Shui
Philosophic Philanthropist, Honest Man

In the news...

Here's a problem: Colorado Geography Teacher Jay Bennish uses the classroom to promote his views on politics.

Here's why it's a problem: Young minds can indeed be affected by such rubbish. "About 150 high school students walked out of class earlier Thursday to protest Bennish's suspension". Most held signs championing Mr. Bennish's right to free speech. Ok, we can't expect them to understand the real issue, but at least they know something about our constitution!

However, an alternative, and perhaps more believable, explanation for their outrage is that they may actually have to do some Geography work now...

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Kids say the darndest things!

"If you chop it off then ALL the blood will come out. And you don't wanna see that."

- C 3/3/6

Tastefully Yummy! (but slightly naughty)

This is probably one of the most interesting sites I've seen in the area of erotica. There is absolutely no nudity but its not for the kiddies.

Facettes De La Petite Mort means "Faces of the small death". It is a site dedicated to the beauty of human orgasm. Check it out!

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IT's downside?

"Workers completed two-thirds of their work in an average day last year, down from about three-quarters in a 1994 study, according to research conducted for Day-Timers Inc., an East Texas, Pennsylvania-based maker of organizational products.

The biggest culprit is the technology that was supposed to make work quicker and easier, experts say."

Americans work more, seem to accomplish less - Yahoo! News

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Those crazy Floridians!

Man's shirt erupts in flames after he is shot with Taser: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Do No Harm...

Wow. Doctors taking life?

Court Documents: Hospital Gave Lethal Injections to Patients During Hurricane Katrina

Wait a minute...Happens every day!
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"The least of these"

We have called it "justice" when the most defenseless among us have had the least protection from the whims of others.

At last there is some hope for change.

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In the news...

Ya know, ordinarily I'd be defending President Bush when the press has a hayday with something like this, but when he bugs our citizens on the basis of their ties with certain countries and then offers to give the management of key U.S. ports to companies owned by these same countries, I just have to ask...what the fuck is going on???

This is either the most subtle stroke of genius ever conceived, the true aim of which remains hidden for the moment behind a well-crafted smoke screen, or it is the most crass, unbelievable act of arrogance ever perpetrated by a person in public office.

Honestly, I'm afraid to guess.

- Xan Shui
Philosophic Philanthropist
Honest Man