Ha! I got quoted in the local paper's article about the Town Hall I attended on Sunday!

Heath care takes center stage in Olean

I'm sure you can guess which quote is mine *g*

Edit: *snicker* I just noticed that the paper made a typo in the headline! Heath did get up to speak, but he certainly didn't take 'center stage'!

‘Nick Ballard’ actor Jan Rubes dead at 89

I remember him from SG-1, but it wasn't until I read the obit, that I learned Rubes was actually in one of my favourite movies, Witness. He played Eli Lapp who said the line that has stuck in my head for as long as I can remember ( Read more... )

Sometimes, the media pounces on a theme and runs with it, making it sound as though more is going on than actually is. Take anything to do with H1N1 or whatever it is. If you hear 'flu-like symptoms' then you start wondering if it's swine-flu. For example, Pam Shriver has just done a small bit on how less than 30 of the coupla thousand staff at ( Read more... )

So, what's new in the world ( Read more... )

Wow!

Pratchett leads showbiz honours

Hoy knighted in New Year honours I'm always surprised by who gets Honours, but I guess I can see why these two got Knighted ( Read more... )

The England cricket team are in India, although not in Mumbai thankfully. They are in Cuttack which is almost due east of Mumbai ( Read more... )

Pens won! Yay!

The baby goats on Mythbusters were cute!

Yes, I do want to see An American Carol. I already love the previews.

There is no way that the American version of Life on Mars will be as good as the British original. These previews look downright cheesy.

OJ is finally going to jail. I'm sure the Brown and Goldman families are very happy ( Read more... )

Cern collider ready for power-up

Countdown Nears End for Start-Up of 'Big Bang Machine'

The Large Hadron Collider Will Not Destroy the World Tomorrow, or EverI'd forgotten all about it as well. I knew about CERN. I just didn't know anything more about it, including the important date. But football analysts on Radio 5 mentioned it in the context ( Read more... )

Soldier is refused room at hotelNo matter what you think about the war, all our soldiers need our support ( Read more... )

How Not to File Your Tax Return

The punch line is hysterical!