CASA fundraiser, Martha Stewart and hot dogs, Lacey's burping tomorrow

It's National Punctuation Day.  I'm surprised we're not off celebrating our colons and periods. 

Clay Aiken and Lindsay Lohan both confirmed their alternative lifestyles.  No surprises there. 

Jeff Ross was eliminated on Dancing With the Stars.  One more gets eliminated tonight.  Oh, it's so good to have it back.  I feel fulfilled.  And Jim keeps watching and commenting "that dance rates a 7 at least."  You should hear him.  All the while saying he's not watching it.  So funny.  Maks I heart you.

Make sure you get your tickets to the CASA fundraiser October 11 from 7-11pm.    It's a Blast from the Past Dance at The Venue on Willow Avenue.  It's $25 per person and that includes your food.  CASA is a volunteer program providing a voice for at-risk children of the Upper Cumberland.  There will be a dance contest and a costume contest.  Tina Turner will be there, The King, 80's Madonna and Prince.  Jim and I will be going, Roach will be there, along with my Shane.  So that means you need to be there too.  Get your tickets by calling 520-8733.

Why didn't I record  the Martha Stewart Show the other day?  It was dedicated to hot dogs.  She had a 15 foot long hot dog on the show and said, and I quote, "For those of you who don’t think length matters, I disagree – especially when it comes to wieners. There’s just never enough bites in a hot dog.” I chose not to make a prison joke.  Lee, however, made a difference decision.

Lacey Campbell, one of my new buds that I met during the pageant, will be on the show tomorrow around 7:30 am to shatter a stereotype and give you a burp you won't believe could come out of a sweet young girl's mouth. 

19-year-old Steven Labore is finally being brought to justice ... for stealing a monkey. Labore had skipped out on his court date back in March and authorities didn't know how to find him -- until an investigator typed in his name on MySpace. That's where Labore had posted his current phone number and address. 

Dog poop could now be used as evidence against pet owners in Italy. A town in northern Italy plans to create a DNA database of all registered dogs and then test droppings left on pavements and in parks to identify the culprit and fine owners who fail to clean up after their pets. One council member says "if signs are not enough, we'll use genetics."

Choose Your News

THE CAT AND THE HUSBAND
An Italian man has been fined about 400 dollars after throwing his wife's cat out of the house for urinating in his briefcase. Laura Marchesi set animal rights campaigners on husband Allessandro for putting her cat Ivano out on the balcony. She contacted the Italian Animal and Environment Defence Association and told them she had found the cat shivering with cold and hungry after spending the night trying to get back into their Parma apartment. Now a court has ordered Mr. Marchesi to pay his wife for vet expenses and emotional damage. It is unclear what effect the disagreement has had on the couple's relationship.

WHAT FATHER'S SHOULD REMEMBER

"Daddy, don't steal." That's the message a Michigan man has to wear for the next several months. Daniel Cleland is being ordered by a Kalamazoo County judge to write those words on his hand or arms for seven months. Cleland told the judge his 6-year-old gave him the advice. The kid's recommendation of "Daddy, don't steal" sounded good to the judge, too. By writing on his arm, Cleland avoids seven months in jail on a charge of felony retail fraud.

or A LACK OF COMMON SENSE

A 17-year-old high school senior in Minnesota is going back to school today after being suspended for bringing a weapon to school. Tony Richard admitted to school administrators that a box cutter that they had seen in a cup holder in his car did, in fact, belong to him. He works at a grocery store where his job includes ... cutting up cardboard boxes. But school officials say having a box cutter on school property violates their "zero-tolerance" policy on weapons and they suspended Richard for ten days and say he'll be on probation for the rest of the semester.

Slanguage Language Quiz

HIGH TEN

a)  getting punched twice

b)  double handed high five

c)  a twenty dollar bill

B for awesome scenarios