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This just in!

January 2, 2008

1. Even though Australia is a parliamentary system, I like the way they do elections. In October of 2007 they decided to call an election. They voted on a Saturday in November, elected a political party and its president and then moved on. As citizen of the United States, I have never understood why it takes us basically two years of campaigning, and then vote on the first Tuesday in November, a day when most people are working. What is wrong with Saturday voting in the United States? Do politicians know something we don't?

Of course someone's ox will be gored if this common sense voting practice were ever enacted in the U.S. This offended person would be my brother the television station manager in Tucson. His revenues would be down substantially. He would then have to go to his out of touch, head in the sand management and explain why the didn't sell as many ads. It's always somethin'

By the way, does anybody really care what Iowans think?

2, In a Florida restaurant when a man bit down on something hard in his oyster dish, he found a rare iridescent purple pearl. A gemologist estimated that it could be worth several thousand dollars. My question is; "I wonder if he will also sue the restaurant for the damaging of a tooth and mental distress caused by the excitement of finding a pearl?"

3. In Fargo like conditions 689 people plunged into the very frigid Lake Minnetonka. The air temperature was less than ten degrees. This set a new record for the number of people jumping into a frozen lake. Wowee! and Whoopee! That’s something to be proud of. I put these Minnesotans right up there with people painting their bodies in team colors for a November football game. Was there alcohol involved or just plain stupidity? How do they think this stuff up? Can anyone say Major Shrinkage!

Have a nice day!

Sam