Archive for August 2008
Arnelle Simpson knocks out her dad
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 31, 2008
- In: family
- 4 Comments
Looks like things continue to go badly for O.J. Simpson. Sometimes you wonder if his getting away with murder comes back to haunt him every so often. Just last Sunday his oldest daughter Arnelle punched his lights out after an argument about O.J.’s girlfriend.
O.J. Simpson’s daughter Arnelle in knock-down fight with dad
By NANCY DILLON
DAILY NEWS WEST [...]
Be careful what you pray for
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 31, 2008
- In: politics
- 5 Comments
Cause it might come back to bite you.
As we all know by now Senator Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech last Thursday evening at the Democratic Convention in Denver.
The weather was warm that day but there was no rain. Well wouldn’t you know it, a couple of weeks earlier the socially conservative Christian group Focus on [...]
Hurricane Gustav
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 31, 2008
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States and over 1,800 people died due mostly to flooding. Now in August 2008 we have another hurricane, Hurricane Gustav heading for the Gulf Coast that has been labeled a Category 4 storm.
Gustav crossed western Cuba on Saturday and has already killed more than [...]
Who is this guy?
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 30, 2008
I’ve been watching the U.S. Open today. The third round at Louis Armstrong Stadium had Gael Monfils (France) vs. David Nalbandian (Argentina). I’ve never seen or heard of Gael Monfils before. Monfils upset 7th ranked Nalbandain 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Monfils was born in France and he’s the son of Caribbean parents. A former Junior Grand Slam player, [...]
John McCain selects his running mate
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 30, 2008
Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate for vice president.
McCain Picks Alaska Governor; Palin First Woman on GOP Ticket
Democrats Insist Running Mate Lacks Experience
By Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, August 30, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 29 — Sen. John McCain confounded conventional wisdom Friday [...]
RIP Catherine Brown
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 27, 2008
Catherine Brown, a 40 year old first grade school teacher, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend last Saturday night at her home in Gaithersburg, MD. Ms. Brown taught at the Beauvoir School which is located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C and she was also the cousin of Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony [...]
Unruly Brits
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 27, 2008
Who knew? According to this New York Times article a certain segment of the British population is giving Great Britain a bad name with their unruly behavior in European resort areas.
Some Britons Too Unruly for Resorts in Europe
By SARAH LYALL
MALIA, Greece — Even in a sea of tourists, it is easy to spot the Britons [...]
The end of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
Posted by: ladyrayne on: August 26, 2008
The Olympics are over. So what’s a person to do now? I enjoyed the past two weeks even though NBC’s Olympic coverage was so so. While the network showed extensive coverage of swimming and gymnastics which I do enjoy watching, the coverage for other sports seemed somewhat choppy. It’s like we got bits and pieces [...]
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