Ever had one of those days when nothing goes right? No one lets you out at a junction when you’re trying to turn right… It starts to pour down with rain on the one day you forget to pack a coat or umbrella… They’ve run out of your favourite flavour of Ben and Jerrys ice cream at the store…
Keith Walendowski must have been having a really bad day trying to get one simple task ticked off the ‘to do’ list: 1). Mow lawn.
A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start.
It being a slow summer news day, the keen reporter added insult to injury by getting an expert opinion:
A local retailer said that Mr Walendowski might now have difficulty getting his lawn mower repaired. “Anything not factory recommended would void the warranty,” said Dick Wagner, of Wagner’s Garden Mart in Milwaukee.
Great story from today’s Times about the genetic source of all white horses, giving the ancestry of Silver and other famous white horses even more of a boost:
The white horse has been an enduring icon in human mythology and history, in books, on battlefields and at many a finishing post.
Its special place has been enhanced after a weekend report suggesting that almost every white horse that ever inspired a legend, or carried a King, or won the King George IV Chase, may have had a common ancestor: a single mare or stallion that lived thousands of years ago.
It’s a powerful icon obviously given even Nicolas Sarkozy likes to ride a white horse (although he’s playing the role of a gardian, not a cowboy like George W.)
The Times reports that the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has come out with a new line in kids clothing:
The polygamy look is essentially unchanged from the days of the American pioneers: austere dresses with long sleeves and high collars, loose trousers, long-johns, and modest blouses.
I had to buy a copy of Andy Riley’s book of cartoons after stumbling across his take on the truth behind the Wild West:
I love the limited set of characters squeezed into a ‘Wild West’ only 80 square feet in size! Could you re-enact most western movies with that lot? The saloon certainly looks like it’d be a squeeze.
