It’s remarkable how many extremely talented, successful people in show business have been addiction-prone.
Posts from ‘December, 2004’
Auctioned gifts money will go to help church
Following up on our previous post, the Houston Chronicle reports an online casino is the winning bidder for Christmas gifts auctioned by an irate father. Under an agreement, $5,300 paid for the Nintendo unit and some games will go to buy a heater for the Pasadena, Texas, family’s church. A spokesman for Antigua-based GoldenPalace.com said [...]
A Christmas story about hope, not ho, ho, ho
Now for a very special story of the season. Special because it’s drastically different from the usual heart-tugging, tinsel-brightened ones with Bing crooning “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the background. A Houston dad had warned and supposedly reached an understanding with three sons whose increasingly outrageous behavior and foul mouths were ruining everyone’s [...]
This could take the edge off your Santa rally joy
“You know risk is high for stocks when 18 straight months of mutual-fund cash inflows haven’t moved the market,” says Schaeffer’s Investment Research. (1259 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45240). “And when weakness in blue chips is seen as a buying opportunity instead of a warning. And when the average investor remains unaware that the [...]
South of the border, ’round the bend
If Villahermosa, Mexico, is your winter getaway of choice, don’t get caught with your pants off there — even inside your hotel or hacienda. According to a news report, the hot, steamy southeast Mexico town has a problem with residents going about their business in the buff and sometimes being seen by passersby. To protect [...]
WMD? What WMD? Exit plan? What exit plan?
“President Bush has finally acknowledged that the Iraqis can’t hack it as far as securing their own country, which means, of course, that America has no exit strategy for its troops, who will soon number 150,000. “News organizations led with the story, even though the president was only saying something that everybody has known to [...]
Our Christmas wishes for you and yours
May this holiday season bring you closer to family, friends and God’s love. May the thought behind gifts you give and receive really be of the greatest importance. May you, even for a moment, see Christmas delight in a child’s eyes and recall anew the delight you experienced as a child. May any traveling you [...]
Where to book a babe or beau
Hey, latte breath, meet me by the Harlequins for a little real-life romancing.
Texas schools need remedial work on values
Where did those Texas school people get the idea that actual results aren’t important, that making it look as though they’re turning the corner, and everything’s going really well, are all that matters?
