Wanted to mention...  Linda and I, especially lately, watch a lot of royal-oriented shows on TV ( Read more... )

OK then. February is nearly over. Who or what was worthy of induction into my Newsmakers Hall of Fame this month ? Don't care ? Well, here they are anyway.

Academy Awards - I love awards and the Oscars are a good spectacle.

Prince Harry - the royal spare heir. He's often doing entertaining things like wearing Nazi uniforms or using racist slang.

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Last week, or maybe earlier this week, there was a story in the news about a blackmail plot in which the victim was a member of the British royal family...  The courts forbade the British press from revealing the name of the royal who supposedly was involved in supplying cocaine to an aide as well as giving him oral sex (according to the ( Read more... )

Here's how I'm related to the Royal Family:

John Strong b. 1610 = Abigail Ford
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  At the rate of about three to five per month, I am adding to this list of people, places or things which have appeared in the news (and in Google News Page's "In the News" section) and who I feel are worthy (ie interesting to me) enough to be honoured in my Newsmaker's Hall of Fame.... The process of picking inductees involves being judged more ( Read more... )