More Miscellaneous News.

Some dumb shits are vying for the Darwin Awards by trying to climb the "nose" of El Capitan in the fastest time.

They aren't alone; my landlord tried to enter the Darwin Awards contest almost two years ago in this hair-raising ride to and from Yosemite that I recounted in excruciating detail on the blog.
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The haze may leave town today.
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O.J. Simpson continues to walk around with a prosecution complex.
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A CBS reporter covered Iraq by day and was covered by night:

Passions got so hot in the combat zone that one of her lovers, Joe Burkett, brawled in a Baghdad "safe house" with her other paramour, CNN war reporter Michael Ware, a source said.

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Thank God we have the likelihood of a Fritzl trial to keep us occupied instead of the disaster of the upcoming general election campaign.

More Miscellaneous.

A man got the shaft and fell down to his death:

A male who fell down an elevator shaft to his death during a fight in San Francisco on Saturday night was extricated from the top of an elevator car this morning, according to the Police Department.

I am sure we will hear more about this.
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I think anybody who enjoys rock climbing should be committed, especially those who are old enough to know better.
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Although this is old news, a Democrat did take Dennis Hastert's seat without his permission.
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Vermont's Madeleine Kunin, the state's only female governor, has an upcoming tell-all book. It focuses on women and politics.
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In this booming economy of ours, more people are falling through the cracks, with the booming Vegas economy being no exception.
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