Pizza, Pizza, Pizza

We just went out and loaded up on Pizza and broasted chicken. Yum Yum, it is the best! I had some California chicken pizza tonight and it was really different but very good. I also had some cheeseburger pizza, which I love because I love the dill pickles on it. They had several other kinds as well. But first you hit the salad bar with lettuce and all the trimmings on top, eggs, cheese, croutons, bacon bits, onions and your favorite salad dressing. Then there was fresh pea salad tonight, something they haven't had as long as I can remember. They always have coleslaw usually. There is also the best cubes of cherry jello, potato salad and puddings in several flavors. There is also cottage cheese and peaches and I like to put them together. I always request an apple cactus bread for dessert and it is the best. They make peach too but apple has more apples on it. But you can't miss the end of the counter where the real mashed potatoes, best chicken gravy, whole corn, and chicken fingers, broasted chicken and broasted potatoes. I love those potatoes with lots of butter. Are you hungry yet? If not, then you must have already had your supper.

Serena Williams Claims 3rd U.S. Open Title

Serena has the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier. And she outlasted Jelena Jankovic 6-4,7-5 Sunday night. It was a thrill a minute match. Her marvelous strokes and momentum swings won her third U.S. Open championship and ninth Grand Slam title. She flung her racket straight up and screamed and skipped as if it was her first grand Slam title. It wasn't, but it had been a while since she had won one. She got an added bonus in that she returned to No. 1 in the rankings. Serena told Jankovic she was sorry she got so excited but no apology was necessary. She took the final four games and took the title without dropping a set. Venus was in the guest box cheering for her kid sister. This guaranteed the American will lead the rankings today for the first time since August 2003.

Man with Explosives Near Capitol

It really keeps the men busy who are in charge of keeping the Capitol safe and those in it. Friday, Christopher Shelton Timmons, age 27, of Orange, Virginia, was several blocks from the Capitol Building. In his car were several weapons and a grenade. You can only guess what he was planning to do with them. But Police were on their toes and arrested him and in checking out his vehicle, found these things. They then charged him with carrying a deadly weapon and possessing unregistered firearms and ammunition. A lot goes on that we don't always hear about on the local news but it is good to know they are keeping the Capitol safe.

Fall is in the Air

The nights are getting crisp and cold. School has started and the football games are going full blast. We have several nephews who are playing in different towns in various positions. Tonight it started raining lightly but became quite wet about the time the games were ready to start. It gets pretty cold and wet sitting on those hard bleachers watching them play. We are getting just about old enough now to want to stay inside where it is warm and dry and find out how they did on the nightly news. It seems like yesterday though that they were toddlers playing around at our house on visits and now they are young men.

Jets Vote Favre as Offensive Captain

Brett Favre apparently has made quite an impression on his new teammates because the votes are in and Brett was voted one of the Jets' offensive captains. That's pretty good for only having been with them for a month. Before the Jets' first practice at Florham Park, New Jersey, Favre said he was honored. He said it made him a little uncomfortable to be voted in and he feels he will have to earn it. And I am sure he will do that when they open the regular season at Miami. You can't look at his past accomplishments. It is what he does from here on that counts.

Piercings and Tattoo Dangers

Did you know that getting a tattoo or body piercing can expose you to the same risks as sharing a contaminated needle which can cause hepatitis B or C? We have had a tattoo parlor shut down near here because it was unsanitary. Yuck! Tattoo dyes can cause allergic reactions and some allergic reactions don't show up for years after you get the tattoo. Not only that but piercings can take months to heal and become infected. And then if you decide you don't want the tattoo anymore, it will only cost you anywhere from $400 to $600 for each of 10 treatments that aren't guaranteed to work. Laser surgery is the only way to get rid of them. The newer brighter ones that use the new dyes are nearly impossible to erase. So think twice before you get either of these. Better safe than very sorry.

Earthquake in China Kills 32

A 6.l magnitude earthquake struck China Saturday in Sichuan province. It was along the same fault line as the May 12 earthquake that killed nearly 70,000. This time 32 were killed and 258,000 homes destroyed. It damaged a great many major bridges too and cracked three reservoirs. Besides that 467 people were injured after the earthquake hit 31 miles southeast of Panzhihua city in the southwestern corner of Sichuan. About 152,000 people were evacuated and relief efforts were under way despite heavy rains and the region's rugged terrain. There have been scores of after shocks since the May 12 earthquake. A 5.6 magnitude aftershock later on Sunday was recorded in the same location.