- Yes, that’s a young Dick Cheney in a bumper car.
- Three of our first five presidents died on Independence Day. Everyone is quite familiar with Jefferson and Adams, but can you name the third? Answer is at the end of this post.
- I don’t know much about Mary Carillo, but she annoys me. If she and Ann Curry ever did a segment together I would probably douse myself with gasoline and light a cigarette.
- Back in1982 Michael Fagan climbed a wall surrounding Buckingham Palace, avoided security, sat on the throne, and entered Queen Elizabeth’s bedroom where he sat on the bed and chatted with her for about ten minutes.
- An interesting new U2 book that looks at all their studio albums and the influence of Biblical text on Bono, I just don’t know if it is available in English.
- I wonder if Rick Perry will still be governor when my daughter graduates from college. I may have underestimated him all these years, because he keeps being re-elected. He seems to be pretty popular with the Tea Baggers, I wonder if he’s thinking about 2012?
- Ever wondered the nutritional information on your Chipotle burrito?
- The first people to fly were from Ohio. The first American to be shot in orbit was from Ohio. The first person to walk on the moon was from Ohio. As a matter of fact, Ohio is home to 24 astronauts.
- I’ve mentioned before that I use a Vudu player to watch my movies. It’s pretty cool, I have it hooked up to my network and I can watch movies in 1080p HD instantly. Yesterday I learned they were bought by Wal-Mart.
- Jay Leno has some major guests his first week back, the biggest being the former governor of Alaska.
- For my fellow nerdy friends out there you will enjoy this call to the Tech Guy which basically goes like this:
Caller: After a year and a half, my wireless Internet stopped working. I bought a Wi-Fi extender, but still, doesn’t work.
Leo: I know this is a dumb question, but do you pay for wireless?
Caller: No. I just connect to Linksys. - A kid forgets his lunch and a mother wants to teach him a lesson so she emails the teacher and asks that her son not be fed, but that might be against the law.
- One of Saturn’s moons looks just like the Death Star.
- Texas Supplied Newborn Blood Samples to Forensic Database
- Oprah rebuilds her entire set out of chocolate
- Ole Miss may be getting a new mascot. Some students are campaigning for a certain Star Wars character.
- James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831.
Made me laugh, because I have the mind of a 12-year-old
Surely he isn’t the first
German Olympic luger breaks tooth on medal
BERLIN (AFP) – Germany’s silver medallist in the Olympic luge David Moeller took an embarrassing trip to the dentist after breaking his front tooth biting into his prize, mass circulation daily Bild said Thursday.
A sheepish Moeller, 28, explained: “The photographers wanted us to bite into our medals at the presentation ceremony. And a corner of my front tooth broke off.”
“It wasn’t too bad and it didn’t hurt,” added Moeller, saying that it had happened before to him at home.
“But it is annoying when you can’t smile as you normally do. And because I want to have nice pictures and happy memories of my Olympic Games, I went to the dentist to get it repaired,” he said.
Watch this movie and win $10,000 — if you can
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) – A Bollywood filmmaker has issued a lucrative challenge to horror movie fans: a $10,000 reward for anyone who can watch his latest supernatural thriller, alone, in a cinema until the closing credits.
Ram Gopal Varma’s “Phoonk 2,” a sequel to his 2008 film of the same name, is about an evil spirit that traumatizes a family. “Anyone who says the movie cannot scare him is going to be put in a theater by himself,” Varma told reporters in Mumbai at an event to promote the movie.
Varma said the film fan who steps up to the challenge will be wired up to a heart monitoring machine as well as a camera that ensures they keep their eyes open during the whole movie.
Readings from the machines will be shown live on a screen outside the cinema, Varma said, and if the contestant succeeds, they will win 500,000 rupees (approximately $10,850).

