EVENTS
Detroit's no drag, queens of the city!
July 16th, 2008

Right here, in our own unique and diverse city, exists a ballsy sorority of vivacious divas that command attention wherever they go. 
Painter, Nada Jurisic, is presenting a collection of portraits representing Detroit area diva-drag queens at the Pittman-Puckett Gallery in Ferndale, Michigan till the end of this month.
Vivid canvases of men tricked-out as chicks will fill the walls for your viewing pleasure.  We were lucky enough to attend the gallery opening while the models themselves graced the gallery as well as performed for the packed house.  These bitchy-sweet trannies are a delight to behold with their flair for the edgy combined with a fearless demeanor.
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ENTERTAINMENT
235 Yachts Set Sail in the 84th Bayview Mackinac Race
July 13th, 2008

PORT HURON, Mich., PRNewswire -- An array of 235 sailboats in 19 classes with nearly 3,000 sailors jockeyed for position as they crossed the starting line to the sound of race committee canons and windswept waves as the 2008 Chrysler Jeep Superstores Bayview Mackinac Race got underway at the noon hour on Saturday July 12th.
The polished sailboat hulls cut through the waters of the Black River toward the Lake Huron start amid the pomp and circumstance of some 100,000 people lining the American and Canadian shores with flags waving, bag pipes playing under billowing clouds and streaming sunshine. The 84th sailing of the grand Michigan tradition and rite of summer got underway.
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ENTERTAINMENT
20th annual Comerica City Fest a great success
July 8th, 2008

Even though it started out raining hard on Wednesday, this weekend event was more than a great success.  We planned on getting to the show in the evening of the opening day to catch one of my old favorite acts, De La Soul. The girls we had in tow didn't allow us to commute the 35 minutes to downtown on this evening. The rest of the days, however, were more than enough to make up for it. The vendors, the food, the crowd, and the vibe were all great. The Zombies, George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, American Mars.. it was definitely a great time for us as well as for the New Center in Detroit. Even Aly and AJ were definitely fun to watch.. look out Hannah Montana!

ENTERTAINMENT
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's Ultimate Motorcycle Adventure Long Way Down
July 2nd, 2008

Centennial, Colo. – July 2, 2008 – Join Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they embark on the motorcycle adventure of a lifetime, riding 15,000 miles through 20 countries from Scotland to South Africa in Long Way Down, created from more than 1,200 hours of footage for a one-night-only event shown in select movie theatres nationwide. Exclusively cut for NCM Fathom, Long Way Down delivers a unique theatre experiencefollowing McGregor and Boorman as they face many challenges from the unknown and unforgiving terrain that test their endurance, driving skills and push their friendship to the limit. 
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NEWS
What the ....? N.C. offers new license plates.
June 27th, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. - Thanks to some text message-savvy grandchildren, North Carolina drivers whose license plates have the potentially offensive “WTF” letter combination can replace the tags for free.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday that the state Division of Motor Vehicles has notified nearly 10,000 holders of license plates with the letter combination. Officials learned last year that the common acronym stands for a vulgar phrase in e-mail and cell phone text messages.

But this week, the DMV officials got another surprise when they learned that the same letters appeared on the agency’s own Web site on a sample personalized plate.“I can’t believe it,” DMV Commissioner Bill Gore said Monday when told about the online glitch. “Obviously, I didn’t know it was there.”

Officials are working to remove the sample plate.

The WTF-5505 used on the Web site’s sample plate was the first random letter combination available when the DMV switched from blue- to red-lettered plates, officials said. DMV spokeswoman Marge Howell received a sample plate WTF-5506 to use as a prop for news stories about the switch.

A 60-year-old technology teacher from Fayetteville complained about the plate last July after her teenage grandchildren clued her in.

FUNNY NEWS
Colorado police catch alleged 'Thong Bandits'
June 7th, 2008

ARVADA, Colo. - Police in a Colorado town say they've caught two alleged "thong bandits" who used women's underwear to disguise themselves during a robbery.

Nineteen-year-old Joaquin Rico turned himself in Friday, two days after 24-year-old alleged accomplice Joseph Espinoza turned himself in.

A surveillance video released last week by police in Arvada, Colorado, shows two unarmed men inside the convenience store. They stole an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes in the May 16 robbery.

One man wore a green thong and the other wore blue. Each thong barely covered the man's nose, mouth and chin and left the rest of his face exposed. One also wore a pink backpack in which he stuffed the stolen items.

FUNNY
In-flight humour
May 28th, 2008

Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

1. From a Southwest Airlines employee: "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."
2. Pilot: "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land. It's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern."
3. After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
4. As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. Whoa!"

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FUNNY
Top 10 Accidental Discoveries
May 18th, 2008

I recently got a forward of some accidental discoveries I thought I'd share with you.  I am not sure how accurate these are... but definitely interesting.  Super Glue was an accidental discovery?  wow... read on...

Champagne

The history of Champagne dates to about 1700 AD and a monk cellarmaster at the Abbey of Hautvillers near the city of Reims, the "capital" of the Champagne region. As the story goes, a monk named Dom Pirignon was making wine for his colleagues when, unbeknownst to him, he failed to complete the fermentation before bottling and corking the wine. During the cold winter months the fermentation remained dormant, but when spring arrived the contents of the sealed bottles began to warm and fermentation resumed producing carbon dioxide that was trapped in the bottle. Later that spring Dom noticed that bottles of wine in the cellar were exploding, so he opened one that was intact and drank, declaring "Come quickly! I'm drinking stars!" Thus, Champagne was born and named after the region where it was discovered. Today Muet & Chandon make a Champagne named in honor of Dom Pirignon, the serendipitous inventor of Champagne. A bronze statute of the famous monk stands outside Möet & Chandon in Epernay, France.
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VIEWS
American Sniper: Kyle Kollar Q&A
April 26th, 2008

As the weather begins to warm up and everyone wakes up from their long winter hibernation, we begin to truly appreciate our neighborhoods, landscapes, and surroundings. This year, as we take our first barefoot steps on the budding grass, remember all it takes to make sure that we can enjoy our homeland so securely and all of the men and women who protect us from afar. This month, we bring you a special interview with United States Sniper, Kyle Kollar, call sign “Shadow 4.”

There are obviously the typical questions like…

STLD: What is your longest shot taken? What is your weapon of choice? How crazy is the adrenaline rush while the OP is going down?

SHADOW-4: My personal longest shot at a person was 600 meters with the M-24 Sniper Rifle. It’s a Remington 700. If I had a choice I would be using the Chey Tac .408. It’s the baddest rifle out there right now. It remains supersonic up to 2,500 meters which means it’s accurate enough to hit a human target. Unfortunately my battalion hasn’t ordered the $14,000 weapon yet, so the M-24 it is. We also have a Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle.

STLD: I've read that Snipers are the most economical weapon the Armed Forces has in their artillery; what do you think of this and is it accurate
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