From MSNBC.COM: 
Study: Even a few extra pounds are risky
Those who are overweight are 20 to 40 percent more likely to die early
Being a little overweight can kill you, according to new research that leaves little room for denial that a few extra pounds is harmful. Baby boomers who were even just a tad pudgy were […]

 
From The Belfast Telegraph: 
Muslim pilot reveals shock at being ordered off flight
By Arifa Akbar
A British Muslim airline pilot yesterday described the “humiliating” moment when he was hauled off a transatlantic flight just before take-off.
Amar Ashraf, 28, who was born in Wrexham, North Wales, said he felt ” demoralised and humiliated” after being told to leave the […]

From CNN.COM: 
No child left out of the dodgeball game?
CNN) — As more of America’s school-age children are growing fatter, the physical education curriculum that might help them win the fight is gasping for air, says a recently released report.
The 2006 Shape of the Nation — jointly conducted by the American Heart Association and the National […]

An interesting way to visually see the top 1,500 You-Tube Videos all in once place. 

I was surfing around the web tonight and came across this pretty amazing Hi-Res image someone made (or painted?) of Naboo from Star Wars, maybe Lucas Arts directly?  I don’t know.   The detail is pretty amazing, I’m not sure if this is for/from the movies, or for a new Star Wars game or what.
Note: […]

mmmm tastes like chicken!
From YahooNews: 
It’s like if “The Producers” opened an eatery
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new restaurant in India’s financial hub, named after Adolf Hitler and promoted with posters showing the German leader and Nazi swastikas, has infuriated the country’s small Jewish community.
‘Hitler’s Cross’, which opened last week, serves up a wide range of continental […]

Sorry, I know this is more like “Afternoon Cup” It’s crazy times these days with all of my prep for Burning Man.   4 Days until departure, and still a ton of work to do.  The Tower is looking good, we had the official unveiling on Saturday and takedown on Sunday, I have a little more […]

 
Question for those parents out there…
Are you tired of your kids waking you up crying about the Liberal Boogeyman every night?
Have you always wanted your child to wear the same gear as those Medieval  Muslim Killin Crusaders?
Is it important to have your child live a life of fearful hope for a non-existent salvation, based upon […]

From YahooNews:
Las Vegas passes public defecation law
LAS VEGAS - City officials have made it illegal to sleep within 500 feet of urine or feces, but the city attorney says the new law was passed by mistake and won’t be enforced.
The new ordinance makes it illegal to “knowingly establish” sleeping quarters near defecation unless that “deposit” […]

From YahooNews: 

Firefighters shot at for not helping cat
INGMAN, Ariz. - A man angry at firefighters who refused to rescue a cat from a tree was arrested after he started shooting at the fire crew, officials said.
Jeffrey Cullen, 58, was charged with four felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Mohave County Sheriff’s spokeswoman […]

From The Washington Post: 
Man Trapped Waist-Deep in Chocolate
KENOSHA, Wis. — It might sound like a chocoholic’s dream, but stepping into a vat of viscous chocolate became a two-hour nightmare for a 21-year-old man Friday morning.
Darmin Garcia, an employee of a company that supplies chocolate ingredients, said he was pushing the chocolate down into the vat […]

From YahooNews: 
Bush blasts court ruling on surveillance
CAMP DAVID, Md. - President Bush on Friday criticized a federal court ruling that said his warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional, declaring that opponents “do not understand the nature of the world in which we live.”
“I strongly disagree with that decision, strongly disagree,” Bush said, striking his finger on […]

 
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From YahooNews: 
The King is dead, long live The King…
LONDON (Reuters) - Have you seen the king? As the 29th anniversary of his death passes, a $3 million reward is being offered for anyone who finds Elvis Presley alive.
U.S. writer, actor and filmmaker Adam Muskiewicz says he and a producer friend set up […]

Well now it appears the guy who claimed to murder Jon Benet Ramsey could be some kind of attention grabbing freak who likes little girls.  Back to the drawing board I guess, has there ever been a weirder circus of a murder case in American History?   OJ was strange, but I think we all know […]