A la David Letterman, every Thursday will be "Know Your Current Events" Day. I will pick the best headlines of the day and comment on them.
First up, Prince Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Ok, first of all, look at the two of them. They have faces only the Queen Mother could love, and she's passed on, God rest her soul. Who else would have them?? But seriously, I'm happy for them. I'm glad she won't be called Queen Camilla. That sounds like a villain in a kid's book or something. The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he will bless their civil marriage, which is a huge deal. A divorced and remarried monarch- and "Head of the Church"- in England? This has abdication written all over it.
Next, North Korea announces that they have nuclear weapons. No... seriously? Please, we've known that North Korea has been working on nukes since the George H. W. Bush administration. No one is shocked about this. The interesting thing will be to see if we divert some of our (meaning the U.S.') efforts against Iran toward North Korea. While I don't entirely trust Iran, the last time we caught them working on a nuke program they relented without a fight. I don't think we can say the same for North Korea this time around.
On the lighter side of things, a Cub Scout in Pennsylvania sold a record $25,006 worth of popcorn, which amounts to about 10 tons. And people still wonder why America is so fat. Can you image the sheer volume of 10 tons of popcorn? Sheesh. Well, all I have to say is that the Girl Scouts now have their work cut out for them if they want to keep up with the Boy Scouts. I am more than happy to contribute to this cause. I'll take 3 boxes of Thin Mints, 2 boxes of Tagalongs and 1 box of Samoas (Coconut gives me gas).
First up, Prince Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Ok, first of all, look at the two of them. They have faces only the Queen Mother could love, and she's passed on, God rest her soul. Who else would have them?? But seriously, I'm happy for them. I'm glad she won't be called Queen Camilla. That sounds like a villain in a kid's book or something. The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he will bless their civil marriage, which is a huge deal. A divorced and remarried monarch- and "Head of the Church"- in England? This has abdication written all over it.
Next, North Korea announces that they have nuclear weapons. No... seriously? Please, we've known that North Korea has been working on nukes since the George H. W. Bush administration. No one is shocked about this. The interesting thing will be to see if we divert some of our (meaning the U.S.') efforts against Iran toward North Korea. While I don't entirely trust Iran, the last time we caught them working on a nuke program they relented without a fight. I don't think we can say the same for North Korea this time around.
On the lighter side of things, a Cub Scout in Pennsylvania sold a record $25,006 worth of popcorn, which amounts to about 10 tons. And people still wonder why America is so fat. Can you image the sheer volume of 10 tons of popcorn? Sheesh. Well, all I have to say is that the Girl Scouts now have their work cut out for them if they want to keep up with the Boy Scouts. I am more than happy to contribute to this cause. I'll take 3 boxes of Thin Mints, 2 boxes of Tagalongs and 1 box of Samoas (Coconut gives me gas).
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