News Bits

There are a few news items over the last couple of weeks that did not get a lot of attention that I thought needed to be mentioned. Nothing too special, but they did pique my interest:

• Locusts swarms in North Africa/Canary Islands Anyone seen the pictures of the sea of red from these insects? While an infestation is frightening with the loss of vegetation and all that, the pictures were pretty cool.
• Godzilla gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Why did it take Hollywood so long to honor one of the finest actors working? For a one-line actor, he sure wasn't forgettable. What about the son of Godzilla? Where's his due?
• France unilaterally invades the Ivory Coast Don't you just love the hypocrisy of the French? For all of the grief at the UN Security Council regarding unilateral action....Oh, France wants to retort? "Our invasion is completely different by.....AH! WE SURRENDER!!"
• Dan Rather talks to Edward Murrow CBS newscaster claims that he speaks with the ghost of Edward Murrow in the halls of CBS. Apparently, Dan's lost it more than we ever suspected. He should hang out with Hillary Clinton. After all, while she was First Lady, she claimed she talked with the ghost of Eleanor Roosevelt.
• Life on Mars? Scientists are making sure that any probes, rocks, etc. that come back from Mars are clean of any microbes, germs, etc. so that they don't accidentally bring something foreign back to Earth. Well, aren't microbes and germs a form of life?
• Teen couple in Florida are arrested after reporting to police that the pot they were planning to sell was stolen. Drug dealing teenage morons. You gotta love the youth of America!
• Texas is playing in the Rose Bowl instead of Cal A caller on the Dan Patrick Show on the radio said that it's George Bush's fault that Texas is going instead of Cal since he's from Texas. This line is so good (and so idiotic) I wish I had thought of it myself.
• Canada's transport minister reports that over 1,000 uniforms and security badges have been stolen this year from 89 airports across Canada. Some of the articles have ended up for sale on Ebay, while others are still missing. Is it just me, or aren't these the types of items terrorists would need to get on board airplanes? Nice job, Canada.