Streets in much of old Amsterdam are named after the Canal they parallel and are easy to spot because they end in the word “gracht” for Canal. Our hotel was on the Prinsengracht (Prince’s Canal) a very nice area and the Rosegracht (Rose Canal). Then there’s the much less desirable Roetegracht (Root Canal). … Read more...

Misunderstood the guy who was complaining about the vuvuzelas at the World Cup. "Vuvuzela?" I said. "Didn't he pitch for the Dodgers?" Actually the state of Utah has added an option to hanging and firing squad for execution, death by vuvuzela. The annoying horns have set back the soccer in the United States by two years. Read more...

The blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game caused no much angst that motivational speaker Tony Robbins was seen in a bar sulking and endlessly that “Life isn’t worth living. …  After the U.S. once again killed the No. 3 leader of Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization has abolished the position. Leadership positions will now be numbered No. 2, 2a and 4.

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