Lawyer seeks apology for traffic ticket

A policeman picked the wrong person when he ticketed a Washington lawyer for flashing his headlights to acknowledge an upcoming speed trap, the lawyer says.
Mark Zaid, who represents government whistle blowers, doesn't view the $50 ticket he received in Maryland as insignificant and wants an apology from the officer who issued it, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The issue of whether motorists have a right to warn others about speed enforcement zones has been the subject of debate in both the United States and Canada, the Post says.
Because the officer failed to show up for court Tuesday, Zaid's ticket was dismissed but he says he will file a lawsuit unless he receives an apology.
"The more I thought about it, I realized I'm going to make an issue of this," says Zaid. "I like making the government jump through hoops, because they do it to everyone else."
Zaid says he thinks he's found a case of government overstepping its bounds.

Pizza Hut makes a name change

Blame recession cuts. Pizza Hut is slicing the "pizza" from its store name on its boxes and some store signs. The fast food chain will now brand some stores as "The Hut."
However, contrary to earlier reports, the iconic chain won't be changing its name, a Pizza Hut spokesman said Friday. The boxes and some store signs will say "The Hut." Others will retain the Pizza Hut name.
Pizza Hut has recently expanded its menu beyond pizza to include pasta, giving it some reason to alter its branding. The name change as an attempt to transform its stores into hip hangouts. There are more than 10,000 Pizza Huts worldwide.
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Sayings

Where there is love there is life.
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Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.
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What ever you say, what ever you do, I will always love you.
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Love is difficult to find, beautiful to have, easy to lose and hard to forget!
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An optimist laughs to forget, a pessimist forgets to laugh.

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A dream costs nothing unless you want it to come true.

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From John & Yoko

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Lions Living with Human Family

Family having one cat, two dogs and three lion cubs

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Cowboy uses lariat to lift child to safety from abandoned well

It was a cowboy to the rescue when a 7-year-old boy fell into an abandoned water well in southwest Arkansas.Reed Nations lassoed Jonathan Easter out of the well with a lariat Tuesday morning before rescuers summoned by his grandmother could arrive.

Jonathan was helping his aunt clear brush around an old house near Doddridge, about four miles from the Louisiana border. He fell 20 to 30 feet down the well, which has sand walls. Nations came from a nearby ranch and used a rope lariat to pull Jonathan to safety.

Jonathan escaped with only a cut on his arm, Miller County sheriff's deputy Alan Keller said.

Nations is a modest cowboy. Arkansas State Police Sgt. John Bishop said Nations doesn't want any notoriety.

Firefighters have covered the well.

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Election at a Draw, Town goes with High Card Wins

Arizona is a modern place, among the fastest-growing states and home to Phoenix, the nation’s fifth-largest city, with gleaming office towers and a just-opened light rail system.
But now and then, the state’s Western heritage comes storming through the saloon doors to remind one and all just what this place was like not so long ago.
It happened here Monday in the shadow of the Phoenix sprawl, when it came to settling a draw in a local election.
Adam Trenk and Thomas McGuire, both in blue jeans and open-collar shirts, strode nervously into Town Hall with their posses. There stood the town judge. He selected a deck of cards from a Stetson hat and shuffled it — having removed the jokers — six times.
Mr. McGuire, 64, a retired science teacher and two-term incumbent on the Town Council, selected a card, the six of hearts, drawing approving oos and aws from his supporters.
Mr. Trenk, 25, a law student and newcomer to town, stepped forward. He lifted a card — a king of hearts — and the crowd roared. Cave Creek had finally selected its newest Council member.
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Must be in Ireland

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Funny Animals

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Stand up straight and shoulders back for good posture

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