weird news....

'an Seiko, Wash. woman who had inadvertently dropped an 22-guage shot-gun shell inside her stove was suprised when she later turned the stove on and it shot her in the thigh.

 Oregon State police arrested a Lake-side area man after they spotted him riding an adult-sized tricycle down the street while under the influence of alcohol. (maybe he loaned his car keys to his teenage son?)

An Austrialian company has invented an (bathing) suit that can be worn in the shower. the idea is that you hang it up  and then give it an spray and leave it overnight and it's dry the next morning. (I'll have to think about that wash and wear one).

An British woman sparked the evacuation of an airport in Bergerac, France when she board a plane with an WWII shell in her carry-on luggage..she had bought the exlposive in an second hand shop as an present for her husband. She told an French policeman, she had no idea she would cause such an fuss.

Hey, these are real newspaper stories....

top story out here right now is some local sheriff of an small town handing over his badge after being caught in the cemetary in his police car  having sex with his public relations manager...honest!  (I can hear his mother now..Thank God he's not gay! )

OK..some serious stuff...as you know my grandmother back was an Reed (Reade) by surname, coming out to Oregon in 1847. The area where I live now, has an old Methodist church,(now Historical..it's where my son was married) whose owners gave land near by for both the grade schools and also, owned land that they gave to forming Reed College. John Reed was an journailst that went to the Soviet Union during Stalins's upheaval..and is much noted in thier history...as he wrote many fine articles about it. Well, Reed College is the nation's fourth highest ranked Libral Arts College in the USA this year. It has always been an fine college, but not one that excels in sports more so then academics. It's still has always though enjoyed an superb reputation.

they have weird jokes also...here's one...

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker were dueling, light sabers drawn and sparks flying. Vadar pinned Luke against a bulk-head and glared into his face.."I know what your getting for your birthday, Luke, he said. Luke fought himself free and jumped to a higher platform just out of Vader's reach.."how do you know what I'm getting for my birthday?"  Vadar shot Luke an icy glare and said.."I felt your presents."   (get it... prescence/skl)