"If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet you could shoot beer out of your nose." Jack Handy

Civility caucus? No way! - Politico.com

Seeded on Sat Jun 9, 2007 10:41 PM EDT (Politico)

They call him The Cleaver. And in these parts, there ain't none tougher, rougher or more feared than Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II. (These parts being a sixth-floor nook in the Longworth House Office Building.)

politics, democrats, civility, congress, bipartisan-cooperation

Toddler's Dance Destroys Monks' Intricate Sand Painting

Seeded on Thu May 24, 2007 3:13 PM EDT (The Kansas City Star)

This week eight Tibetan monks spent two days crosslegged on the floor at Union Station, leaning over to meticulously create an intricate colored sand design as an expression of their Buddhist faith. And then, within seconds, their work was destroyed by a toddler.

us-news, buddhist-monks, unsupervised-toddler, union-station, sand-art, kansas-city-news

The Day of Dad's Funeral

Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:52 PM EDT

My father passed away at the age of 81. He lived a long time for an alcoholic. For many years prior, I had expected the phone call that would tell me that he was killed in a drunk driving accident.

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odd-news, impro

When Bill Fell In Love

Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:30 PM EDT

He awoke to the sound of the surf pounding the shore and forgot momentarily where he was. Bill was a peripatetic science educator, well known for his theories on the sea quark. It was Sunday and he had a free day before his lecture on Monday.

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entertainment, fiction-game-round-1

Giant Puppets!: Interesting Thing of the Day

Seeded on Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:05 PM EDT (itotd.com)

Royal de Luxe: The theater group with pull.

arts, marionettes, theatre, street-theatre, france

Strangers In The Vine

Sun Apr 1, 2007 2:12 PM EDT

On an early soft spring night in the deep-rooted jazz part Kansas City, I recently met him. I had heard a lot about his adventures and travels, although I wasn't exactly a fan…that is until I saw him. He had that worldly look…debonair, they used to call it.

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odd-news, april-1, dr-frank-fennel, chickens, rubber-chickens, viner, newsvine, humor

Women Over 50: Your Personal Checklist

Seeded on Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:42 PM EDT (WebMD Health)

For women, turning 50 is a milestone. Society tells you it's a crossroads. Your body underscores the point. Every woman over 50 feels it.

health, women, 50s, menopause

Beat The Cold With Hot Tea Cocktails > That's The Spirit!

Seeded on Thu Mar 8, 2007 1:17 PM EST (thatsthespirit.com)

With everyone gritching about this unending winter season, I do believe it's time to readjust. It is March after all. It's supposed to be cold. Embrace the cold with a new hobby (of sorts). A health trend (as it were). I'm talking about tea.

entertainment, winter, cold, spirit-one, fireside-favorites-hard, fireside-punch, our-favorite-hot-tea-cocktail-cran-orange-tea, classic-hot-tea-recipes-hot-tea-toddy-complete-rec, hot-tea-grog-complete-recipe, ginger-rum-tea-complete-recipe

The National Prayer Breakfast. Kansas City Star | 02/02/2007 |

Seeded on Fri Feb 2, 2007 10:36 PM EST (The Kansas City Star)

Emmanuel Cleaver: The lawmaker-minister from Missouri serves as the National Prayer Breakfast co-chairman. By MATT STEARNS The Star's Washington correspondent GERALD HERBERT | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As co-chairman of the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington, …

religion, emanuel-cleaver, national-prayer-breakfast, united-methodist, president-bush

Become An M&M

Seeded on Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:11 PM EST (becomeanmm.com)

Tired of South Park Avatars? Here's your chance to be a real live M&M.

odd-news, m-m, avatars, game, character

Find Jack Bauer The Right Woman

Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:05 PM EST

Poor Jack gets out of the Chinese prison after not speaking for two years. He looks at Bill Buchanan and sort of whispers. Then he clears his throat and says his first word, "Audrey."

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entertainment, 24, jack-bauer, audrey-raines, keifer-sutherland, humor

Chinese facing shortage of wives-BBC NEWS

Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:28 PM EST (BBC News)

"China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women by 2020, making it difficult for them to find wives, according to a national report.

world-news, china, one-child-policy, women-discrimination, china-women, china-children

"Ashley" - The Right To Grow - CNN.com

Seeded on Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:43 PM EST (CNN)

(CNN) -- David is a young man with severe cerebral palsy. He can't walk, he can't talk, he can't sit up by himself, but he can blog. This week, David blogged about Ashley.

us-news, when-ashley, terri-schaivo, health-health-search-topic-e-mail-alerts-ashleys

APP.COM - Volunteer vacation leads family to Romania babies | Asbury Park Press Online

Seeded on Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:23 PM EST (app.com)

Something sweet for the holidays: "Two weeks earlier, we were home in Missouri getting ready for the holidays.

travel, global-volunteers, cross-cultural-solutions, romanian-orphanges, world-news

Talk In Class Turns To God.

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:03 PM EST (The New York Times)

This story is already on Newsvine, but not as complete as the NY Times version. I don't think this situation should be overlooked, unlike the apparent reaction of the school board.

education, religion