Entries from June 2008

June 12, 2008

America’s war on illegal and legal aliens

Will the river stop flowing, rain stop falling? No.  Then illegal immigration is just a waste of time and an inconvenience to poor people.  Until we have a better distribution of the world’s resources and fairness int he world, there will be poor people roaming the globe to find fertile lands to feed their families.  [...]

June 12, 2008

Paul Newman battling cancer

Former  heart-throb Paul Newman who is also an avid race-car driver and a businessman – producer of Newman’s Own salad dressing - is now 83 and battling cancer. According to sources close to Newman, he is doing well and is regaining some of the weight he has lost.
I wish him all the best. Newman is one [...]

June 11, 2008

Canadian Governtment Apologizes to Aboriginals Today

It’s the headline everywhere and people are talking about this momentous occasion around the water cooler and on the news, everyone voicing their opinion on what the apology should encapsulate including emotions, sincerity and all that.
I think people are fooling themselves to think that a politician can be all but neutral in these kinds of [...]

June 11, 2008

The imprisoned Austrian child is getting better

Kerstin Fritzl the 19 year old girl whose grave illness helped to free them all from a life in the dungeon has woken out of her induced coma and her doctor says she will be fine.
   Fritzl is slowly getting to know the other members of her family who lived above her all her life [...]

June 11, 2008

George Bush admits he may have come off too strong on the Iraq War

In a recent interview with the Times News, President George Bush reflecting on his stance on Iraq war admits that he could have done it differently and wished he had chosen his words and tone more carefully.  He admits that he gave the “tough guy” impression  when he used words such as  “bring them on [...]

June 11, 2008

Sudanese Airline Burst into Flames

What we all fear about flying – a crash – let alone a firey one. This is what happened in Sudan when the passenger airbus veered off the runway due to inclement weather and burst into flames. There were 203 passengers on board and half of those are presumed killed. Saving a life in this [...]

June 11, 2008

Ritchie says he has survived raising daughter Nicole

Lionel Ritche recently was given the icon award for his longevity in the entertainment industry – 40 years to be exact. Ritchie however said that was a piece of cake compared to raising his celebutante daughter Nicole for 27 years. He is a survivor!

June 10, 2008

Equitorial Guinea Albino Gorilla now in Barcelona Zoon

For nearly 40 years an albino gorilla named Snowflake was adored by people around the world.
In 1967, local villagers in Africa’s Equitorial Guinea captured a remarkable baby gorilla. This young male was unlike any gorilla the villagers had seen before; instead of the thick brown fur of most gorillas, this baby had a coat of [...]

June 9, 2008

News about the Rich and Famous

New report says that Amy Winehouse was caught singing a song with racist lyrics in 2007 – who’s trying to stir up trouble here?  In 2007 Winehouse might not have known her head from her lyrics – give the woman a chance to clean up her act.
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Jessica Alba and her husband  Cash Warren are now the [...]

June 9, 2008

For the Women and Ladies

Another email hit – have you had this experience
A woman, renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk ’s office, was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation.
She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job or are you just a …?”
“Of course I [...]