"60 Elvis Impersonators Flee Fire Alarm" -- Telegraph (UK), Oct. 25, 2011
I guess the hunka hunka burnin' love got out of control.
By the way, it happened in England, not Vegas.
Susan Kelly
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Great HeadlineJune 28, 2011
"Breast Milk Sprayed at Cops in Alleged Drunken Assault by Ohio Woman, Who Apologizes" --- www.cbsnews.com, June 28, 2011
The story is, I assure you, every bit as revolting as the headline suggests. Bill JamesMay 16, 2011
"Some people think Bill James is God. They overstate, but not by much."
-- Vanity Fair magazine James may not be God, but he's certainly the premier baseball statistician in the history of the game. And a fine writer. His newest book is "Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence," a departure from (more…) Royal WeddingMay 3, 2011
This is priceless:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug The Brits do television commercials (this one is for T-Mobile) so much better than we do. Sour Cream, Garlic, Olive Oil, and Dry VermouthApril 23, 2011
It hit me today that it is probably not possible to cook without these four ingredients.
This revelation reminded me of an incident that took place three or four years ago on Christmas Eve. I was cooking dinner for family that night, and in the course of the afternoon, realized I was out of (more…) Eating Habits of College StudentsMarch 22, 2011
One of the small pleasures of living in a university town is observing the grocery-buying habits of college students on a self-catering plan. As I trundle my cart through the supermarket, I have plenty of chance to notice how they feed themselves. It seems to break down according to gender.
Contents of the shopping (more…) Donald HallMarch 8, 2011
I can't quite find the words to express my outrage that Alexandra Petri of The Washington Post has decided that a suitable way to commemorate the award of the National Medal of Arts to Donald Hall, former Poet Laureate of New Hampshire and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, is by holding (more…)
Still Another Great HeadlineFebruary 25, 2011
"Elephant has Sex with a Car"
-- The Sun (U.K.), February 26, 2011 It happened in a South African game preserve. The object of desire was a VW Passat. Another Great HeadlineJanuary 20, 2011
"Police search for Moron"
-- 9news.com (Denver, Colorado) This story is out of Aurora, Colorado, where an intensive manhunt is underway for a career criminal named...Moron. Joseph Moron, to be exact. He is described as a 35-year-old white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He's 5'9" and weighs 205 pounds. Should you (more…) More on Ruth CavinJanuary 13, 2011
Ruth was my first editor (for The Gemini Man, The Summertime Soldiers, and Trail of the Dragon), and no author could have asked for a better one. She'd read your manuscript, and get back to you within a week with a letter outlining her suggestions for revisions, which were always wonderfully helpful.
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