Mark played this new Madonna song for me yesterday. It is the official theme song of "Live Earth". I really like it.

Yesterday, I was at the Clarence Avenue Market, where they make and market their own sausage. I noticed some packages that were labelled, "Homicide Pepperoni Sticks" or "Homicide Buffalo Pepperoni Sticks", likely indicating that they are very hot. Aren't things that are very hot are usually referred to as "suicide"?

su·i·cide
1. to kill (oneself).
2. destruction of one's own interests or prospects

hom·i·cide
1. the killing of one human being by another.
2. a person who kills another; murderer.

I asked the clerk, "By calling these 'homicide', aren't you implying that you are intentionally killing people with them?".

He said, "I was wondering about that myself. When they asked me to label the packages, I thought it didn't seem quite right".

I replied, "I'll get one, and if I don't came back next week, you'll know why".

I really just want to send the package to Jay Leno for "Headlines" ... if I can make it that long ...

Shannon sent me this as a forward today ... cute!

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies:

• The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
• The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently what kills you.