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Arvada, Colorado - A man in a cowboy hat who rode a horse through a Denver suburb has been cited for riding an animal under the influence. Police said Brian Drone was given a $25 traffic violation ticket in a strip mall parking lot Friday. Drone told KUSA-TV that he was out for a "joyride" in Arvada with his horse, Cricket.
Joe Biden did it again.
Biden, notoriously known for saying things he probably wishes he hadn't, was on NBC's Today Show this morning. Hours after President Obama said in a nationally televised news conference that the administration was opposed to sealing the border with Mexico in the wake of the swine flu outbreak, Biden had this advice about travel:
Biden, notoriously known for saying things he probably wishes he hadn't, was on NBC's Today Show this morning. Hours after President Obama said in a nationally televised news conference that the administration was opposed to sealing the border with Mexico in the wake of the swine flu outbreak, Biden had this advice about travel:
I would tell members of my family -- and I have -- that I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now. ... It's not just going to Mexico, if you're in a confined aircraft and one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft. That's me. I would not be at this point, if they had another way of transportation, suggesting they ride the subway.
There once were many places where you weren't allowed to see an image of Jesus anywhere. Any depiction of Christ was banned. In the wrong place you could even get killed for having one.
Who were those awful, Jesus-banning people?
Were they the Nazis? The Communists? The ACLU?
Actually, they were ... the Christians.
One of the many bitter fights of early Christianity (and there were a lot) concerned "icons," the depiction of holy figures. Many church leaders believed they violated the Second Commandment, the one against worshiping graven images.
© [Associated Press / Florida Legislature / ACLU of Florida]This image, provided by the Florida Legislature, shows a proposed design for a license plate depicting Jesus Christ that would be available to drivers if lawmakers pass a bill.
Were they the Nazis? The Communists? The ACLU?
Actually, they were ... the Christians.
One of the many bitter fights of early Christianity (and there were a lot) concerned "icons," the depiction of holy figures. Many church leaders believed they violated the Second Commandment, the one against worshiping graven images.
In a closed-door session on Tuesday, Dick Cheney testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating the "enhanced" interrogation techniques of "high value" detainees.
This columnist gained exclusive "access" to the classified testimony of the "deeply missed" former vice president.
The chairwoman of the committee, Dianne Feinstein, began by telling Cheney that she was "shocked personally" by what she had learned about the brutality of the way prisoners were treated.
This columnist gained exclusive "access" to the classified testimony of the "deeply missed" former vice president.
The chairwoman of the committee, Dianne Feinstein, began by telling Cheney that she was "shocked personally" by what she had learned about the brutality of the way prisoners were treated.
© UnknownVoters in the heart of the Swiss Alps have banned nude hiking through their picturesque region.
By a show of hands, citizens of the tiny canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly on Sunday at their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a 200 Swiss franc fine on violators.
Only a scattering of people opposed the ban on the back-to-nature activity that took off in the previous autumn, when naked hikers - primarily Germans - started showing up in eastern Switzerland.
The cantonal government recommended the ban after citizens objected to encountering walkers wearing nothing but hiking boots and socks.
© eBayThe wall allegedly bearing the hand of God
Paul Grayhek, 52, placed the rock on eBay after it appeared following a "rare" rockfall at his home in northern Idaho last month, CNN reports.
But the "Hand Of God Rock Wall", as he dubbed it, was this morning removed from the auction site despite attracting a recent high bid of US$2175.
There was no explanation for why the item was removed.
Mr Grayhek said he believed the 2.7m-tall, 1.2m-wide rock was a "sign" from God after he lost his job and hit hard times.
I recently bought my seven year old daughter her first complete Bible: Zondervan's "Adventure Bible". The Bible is beautifully packaged, replete with a jungle safari theme and the NIrV text (a simplified version of the NIV), which is great for young readers. But while the book is accessible and engaging, some passages remain as perplexing as ever.
Montgomery - A resolution has been introduced in the Alabama House that praises Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean for speaking out against gay marriage during Sunday night's televised pageant.
Prejean was competing as Miss California and finished second after answering a question from judge Perez Hilton concerning her views on gay marriage. The pageant was won by Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton.
The resolution was introduced Tuesday by Republican Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery.
Prejean was competing as Miss California and finished second after answering a question from judge Perez Hilton concerning her views on gay marriage. The pageant was won by Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton.
The resolution was introduced Tuesday by Republican Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery.
This has shades of Cabbage Patch and Chucky going for it. LittleIsland's Wedding Robot, mainly supposed to be used in place of a welcome board at weddings, just gives me the spooks since the choice of a bridal costume calls to mind the jilted and tragic Miss Haversham in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
