Odessa

Damn I wish Chelsea was running for president instead of mummy. . . . Someone asked her about how her mother handled the whole Monica issue. Here was her answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCAO6bZa31o

All I have to say is - You go girl! Daddy should have said that under oath and the country would have had nothing to gossip about.

LA JOYA, Texas — Authorities suspect a 2-year-old boy who died with a fractured skull was accidentally crushed by a morbidly obese relative.

Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Bobby Contreras, who pronounced the child dead Tuesday night, said that investigators believe the woman fell on the child.

"It didn't look like there was any foul play from what I saw," he said.

An autopsy was scheduled for Friday afternoon with the official cause of death to be released Monday.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino, who termed the death "suspicious," said he would wait for the official cause of death before deciding whether to file charges.

The child's identity has not been released. He was believed to have been dropped off by his mother to spend the day with the bedridden relative, The McAllen Monitor reported Friday.

My question is - what moron leaves a 2-yr old with someone that is bed-ridden, obese or skinny as a rail? 2-yr olds are active,very active, and they need someone that will keep up with them.

Some might simply tell the man who lost his wife in 2005 to move on after Verizon lost a recording of her voice during an upgrade. However, Verizon dug through its archives and found the recording and restored it.

IRVINGTON, N.Y. — An 80-year-old man who thought he'd lost the only recording of his dead wife's voice can hear her again, any time he wants. When Verizon upgraded Charles Whiting's telephone service, his wife's voice, saying, "Catherine Whiting," disappeared from his voicemail system.

She had died in 2005 and Whiting said he listened to her voice every day for comfort. He blamed Verizon for the loss, saying, "Now they took her voice away."

But Verizon had archived all the old greetings and messages. Company spokesman John Bonomo said Tuesday that a contractor found the recording and restored it to the new voicemail system.

"I'm glad they rescued it," Whiting said. "I'm very happy."

Kudos to you Verizon for having a heart.

I've always been a bit impatient with some women's attitude that "oh, my god, a guy might see me sweaty. I can't possibly exercise in front of guys, it makes me too self conscience." My response would typically be - get over yourself. You are there to exercise, not have a fashion show. And if some thug bugs you - talk to the staff and have his ass tossed. Despite my opinion, there are female only gyms (think Curves) and they have their nitch and obviously make money. Fine, each to their own. Personally, I'm just not sure Curves would challenge me enough to keep me going.

But now there is a new wrinkle in the "I don't want men seeing exercise" quandary - its called Islam. Harvard is trying an experiment - they have restricted hours at one of their gyms to women only. Following link:

http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2008/02/25/News/To.Accommodate.Muslim.Students.Harvard.Tries.WomenOnly.Gym.Hours-3232133.shtml

A Harvard Islamic Society's Islamic Knowledge Committee officer, Ola Aljawhary, a junior, states: "We live together in one community, it only makes sense for everyone to compromise slightly in order for everyone to live happily," she said. "This matter is simple: Can't we just display basic decency and show tolerance and inclusion for people not a part of the mainstream majority?"

Sorry, hon, I don't agree. This is patently unfair to men that live close to this gym. Furthermore, where will it end? Will the Moslem men feel it is an infringement on their beliefs to be working out with women and insist on equal time? I'm sure the craziness has not reached the apex yet.

The constitution allows for freedom to worship as each sees fit - it was designed to keep the government from forcing people from following a specific religion. The intention was not to allow one religion to force its beliefs and restrictions down other peoples' throats. Everyone that comes to this country has a clue what our culture is. If you don't like our culture, don't come here. Don't expect us to change for you. And don't expect everyone to think its wonderful that you choose to cover yourself from head to toe in public.