October 16th, 2007

A picture was taken recently on the 2 year anniversary of the former popes death. At a bonfire commemorating his passing, in a village near a highly regarded shrine, a stones throw fromt he pontiff’s birthplace, believers think John Paul attended.
It is regarded to be his last miracle, or perhaps the Vatican will rate him a saint, still performing the religons work even after his death.
I am not knocking it, but I also know the power of suggestion and the capability of photoshop.
Psychosomatic pregnancy will leave a girl with all the symptoms of pregnancy but yet not be pregnant, just because she wants it that bad. People WANT to see John Paul… so they do.
But it could be him. I am simply a skeptic.
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October 15th, 2007
A small Pacific island nation has decided to pay its smokers to quit. This is to increase the overall national health.
They would make about 2 grand to stop smoking, plus the benefits of being healthier.
This tiny nation is poised to be the first to ban smoking! Niue has about 1500 citizens, and 200 of which are smokers.
The nations leader says it would be cheaper to pay them to quit smoking than it is to bear their medical bills. They are referring 3-5 patients a week to specialists in New Zealand.
There is currently a bill before their parliament that prohibits smoking in all public places, work sites, government departments and tourist areas. It would contain a clause that would allow a village to ban it completely.
October 13th, 2007
I am watching this video on CNN. I as I watch it I am reminded of the tragic death of Princess Diana. I mean, it shouldn’t have occurred.
As I recall, she was being chased around in Paris, by French Paparazzi. As more and more paparazzi joined the chase, the chase became more frantic. Eventually her vehicle wrecks which leads to her death.
I am no coroner, I don’t know what killed her, frankly I think it is hard to die in a car accident these days, but it did happen.
That, in itself is a shame, but what gets me, is these paparazzi, even after all this, they take pictures of her while she dies!
Where is the humanity in that?? How do you let a woman, whose most famous for helping people, die while needing help most? How do you photograph that?!
Sure, they have a visual record of a world event, but maybe if they hadn’t been chasing her around she would still be alive. And she could be for the world to appreciate and not hanging on some jerks wall.
October 10th, 2007
A man was arrested when he attempted to get change for a million dollar bill. He asked the check out person at the Giant Eagle to give him change for his million dollar bill, and the clerk refused. The man continued to be a problem and a manager was called over
The manager took the mans phony bill away and the man became irate slamming things around. Police arrested him but the man refused to even give his name.
What was this guy thinking?! 100 is the largest bill in circulation, which even if that idiocy is forgivable, why would you think theres a million dollars in change in a check out register?
Some people have no common sense I swear.
October 10th, 2007
Police are perplexed by an attack on a woman in which her underpants were ripped off and stolen, he bag was also taken. This occurred in Brisbane on Monday. Even stranger it happened in a crowded place in broad daylight.
Local police never heard of anything like it before.
The 23 year old woman was grabbed from behind as she left the train station at 430 pm.
The lawbreaker lifted her dress up and ripped of her panties , grabbed her bag and ran.
There was no attempt to commit a sexual crime, and he was certain he would get away with it, why else do that near a crowded place.
Police are not certain if the panties were a trophy, or if he was a pervert, or if he had thoughts of a further attack.
Police have excluded this attack from a string of sexual assaults that have popped up lately.