Let's Make a Deal, Armed and Dangerous, -and- Brave New Schools

Let's Make a Deal - wife sells DVD case with $1,200 inside for $10
Armed and Dangerous - cops accused of doing doughnuts with cruiser
Brave New Schools - cartwheels banned on playgrounds

On this day in history: August 27, 1990 - Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan is killed when his Bell 206B helicopter crashes into a man-made ski hill near Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Born on this day in history: August 27, 1910 - Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, missionary Mother Teresa went to India in 1928, taking her final vows in 1937. In 1957 she began work with lepers and in disaster areas of the world. In 2003, she was beatified by Pope John Paul II.

Scripture of the Day: The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!" - Matthew 8:27

Video of the Day: Advanced Yoga, Headstand - submitted by Amber

He hears nothing! Click to enlarge.

Images from Corning Olive Festival 2008 await your viewing pleasure. From the index page for - the Local Events Photo Gallery - choose Corning Olive Festival - Friday or Corning Olive Festival - Saturday. You may view the images individually, or you may view them as a slide show. To view them as a slide show, click on the "start slide show" link at the
left, below the first image.

Lost in Space, To Serve and Protect, -and- Gobble Gobble

Lost in Space - flight from Chicago turns around after luggage starts falling out
To Serve and Protect - crooked-cop cases surge in NYC
Gobble Gobble - wild turkeys invade MA cities and towns

On this day in history: October 23, 1988 - A concert-goer at a Skinny Puppy show in Cincinnati mistakes a stuffed dog, a prop that undergoes "vivisection" during the performance, for a live dog and calls the cops. Even after the police establish no real animals have been harmed, bandmates Nivek Ogre and Cevin Key, along with their tour manager, are arrested on disorderly conduct charges. They spend the night in jail and are fined $200.

Born on this day in history: October 23, 1925 - Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005) talk show host, comedian. He is famous as a stand up comic and the host of "The Tonight Show," 1962-92.

Scripture of the Day: "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2)

Video of the Day: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale - "Pipeline"

Here is a photograph of me that was taken at a castle in which I once lived. This was in the 1960s. It was a large castle, with dozens of rooms and a dank cellar. There was no moat. Click to enlarge.

The Final Frontier, Victor/Victoria, -and- Matters of Life and Death

The Final Frontier - total lunar eclipse to occur tomorrow
Victor/Victoria - University of Vermont adds "gender-neutral" bathrooms
Matters of Life and Death - pro-life rock stars "duped" by Amnesty International

On this day in history: August 27, 1990 - Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan is killed when his Bell 206B helicopter crashes into a man-made ski hill near Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Born on this day in history: August 27, 1910 - Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997) nun, missionary. She is the famous "Saint of the Gutters" who has devoted her life to caring for lepers and poor in India; awarded the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.

Scripture of the Day: “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3)

Video of the Day: Deer for Breakfast - submitted by Frank

2008 Democratic National Convention Agenda

7:00 pm Opening flag burning
7:15 pm Pledge of Allegiance to the U.N.
7:20 pm Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
7:25 pm Nonreligious prayer and worship with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
7:45 pm Ceremonial tree hugging
7:55 pm Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
8:00 pm How I Invented the Internet - Al Gore
8:15 pm Gay Wedding - Barney Frank presiding
8:35 pm Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
8:40 pm Our Troops are War Criminals - John Kerry
9.00 pm Memorial service for Saddam and his sons - Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon
10:00 pm "Answering Machine Etiquette" - Alec Baldwin
11:00 pm Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
11:05 pm Collection for the Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund - Barbra Streisand
11:15 pm Free the Freedom Fighters from Guantanamo Bay - Sean Penn
11:30 pm Oval Office Affairs - William Jefferson Clinton
11:45 pm Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
11:50 pm How George Bush Brought Down the World Trade Towers - Howard Dean
12:15 am "Truth in Broadcasting Award" - Presented to Dan Rather by Michael Moore
12:25 am Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
12:30 am Satellite address by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
12:45 am Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Nancy Pelosi
1:00 am Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
1:05 am Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton
1:30 am Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
1:35 am Bill Clinton asks Ted to drive Hillary home