Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Why Is It Always Two "Black Men?"

The Susan Smith Award Goes To...

Pa. mom faces false report, ID theft charges
Woman who called 911 to report abduction, child found at Disney World


Sweeten called from downtown Philadelphia to say she was in a car trunk after two black men carjacked and abducted them about 20 miles away near her Bucks County home.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30958029

Saturday, May 23, 2009

O Captain! My Captain!

I first saw Captain Edward John Smith, the Captain of the Titanic, http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/edward-john-smith.html on Friday, having lunch at Ruby’s Diner in Redmond Town Center. So I followed him back to his ship where he began to tell me about a Mr. Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche, the only black man on the Ill fated voyage. http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/joseph-laroche.html. I asked him to pose for this picture. He didn’t smile, so neither did I. This is serious business.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

That's OK, I'm Not Upset...

Winner of "The Best Job in the World" competition Ben Southall (3th L) of Britain is congratulated by other contestants after Queensland state Premier Anna Bligh announced his name on Hamilton Island, about 950 km (590 miles) north of Brisbane.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
"Briton Wins "World's Best Job"
A British charity worker has won the "Best Job in the World" as a caretaker of a tropical island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Fundraiser Ben Southall beat 35,000 people from almost 200 countries to get a 111,000- U.S. dollar- six-month contract.
The 34-year-old will spend half a year swimming, snorkelling and sailing around the tourist paradise. He'll just have to write a blog about his experiences to promote the area.
The contest by Tourism Queensland is part of an Australian tourism campaign to advertise the charms of northeastern Queensland. Officials say it's already generated millions of dollars' worth of publicity for the region.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Is There a Food Taster On Staff?

U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden order lunch at Ray’s Hell Burger May 5, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. (What...Both the President & the Vice President eating at the same fast food joint? Is that legal?)

Where Will You Be on Seis de Mayo?


Friday, May 1, 2009