Name Your Children Well ...

Read About How Your First Name Affects Your Grades Here

Kentucky Fried T. Rex

Read About How T. Rex Tasted Here

Harvard Does Everything Big - Even Rats

Read About Giant Rats in Boston Neighborhood Here

A Day On The Golf Course

Major Heist at British Natural History Museum

Read About the Heist at the British Natural History Museum Here



Coprolite

U.S. Explores Opening Channels With Cuba

Read About Quiet Diplomacy With Cuba Here

Air Force One Flies Over Manhattan

Read About the Fly-Over Here

NYTimes.com Week 7 Cartoon Caption Contest Winner

Read about the winner of Week 7 of the NYTimes.com's Cartoon Caption Contest on The Local Here

"Speaking of winners, here’s the most recent cartoon, and its winning caption, by … drumroll please… Catherine!

'It’s a Hybrid. I figured I’d do my part for your environment.'"

Clown's Shoes Taken Away

Read About Heartless Bureaucrat Taking Clown's Shoes Here

Bull Goes Shopping in Grocery

See it here:

We Visit the 9/11 Memorial from Russia

The September 11th Memorial from the People of Russia to the People of the United States is dignified and spectacular. If sits on New York Harbor in Bayonne, New Jersey. My wife and I decided to see for ourselves after hearing about it from friends in Minnesota and reading about it on the Internet. We cannot understand why it has not garnered more exposure in the mainstream press and why it was virtually ignored by the previous administration. The site is tranquil and when we visited today, there was a cruise ship ready to take on passengers at a nearby slip. What a fitting memorial to the many lives that were lost on that terrible day in September 2001. You Can Read More About the Memorial Here and Here.

The Secret is Out!

The Russian September 11th Memorial in Bayonne

Hear LeeAnn Rimes sing "Amazing Grace" at the dedication of the Teardrop memorial given to the people of the United States of America by the people of Russia. It is located in Bayonne, New Jersey. How many of you knew about it? I didn't. What a shame that it has not been afforded better coverage. The memorial is stunning.

Read About the Teardrop Here and Here.

New Embassy in Kazakhstan

Read About Kazakhstan's Diplomatic Corps Here

Family Activities

Read About Family Activities Here

How Fish Became Brain Food

Math Enrichment Program

Read About the Latest Study on Gum Chewing Here

Family Crisis

Shoes For All Occasions

Shoes are an essential part of our lives and for some, they bring special meaning.

Creative Assault Weaponry

Read About the Latest in a Series of Deadly Assaults Here

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Press Conference on UFOs

How the Minnesota Senate Contest Will Eventually Be Determined

Read About the Latest Legal Maneuver in Minnesota Senatorial Contest Here

UFO Conference 2009

Read About the Fifth Annual X-Conference Here

Read About Astronaut Edgar Mitchell's Comments Here

A Solution to Urgent Parking Problem

Read How Styling and Parking Do Not Mix Here

Russian Invents Novel Way to Plant Fir Trees

Read About Novel Russian Tree Planting Technique Here

Susan Boyle -- The Ugly Duckling Story

Every once in a while, an event or story comes along that proves that we do indeed live in a universe filled with strangeness. I tried mightily to come up with a fitting cartoon for this story, but in the end, the reality is far stranger than anything I could draw. The sad note is that all of us have been deprived of this incredible voice for lo these many decades. So, Susan Boyle, I nominate you as the "Swan of the Year."

See Susan's Debut Here

Now hear her version of "Cry Me A River."

Refrigerator Magnet

Read About New Home Decorating Idea Here

Antartic Discovery Leads to New Theory

Read How Scientists Think Other Bio-Systems May Have Evolved Here

Local Gal Gets Prestigious Award

Bedbugs Unite to Fight Hostile Overtures

Read How the USEPA is Massing its Forces to Fight Bedbugs Here

Hamsters Name Exercise Wheel After Colbert

Read How NASA Named Its Space Treadmill After Stephen Colbert Here

Steve Gets Some Bad News

Steve Goes Off to Work

NYTimes.com Week 6 Cartoon Caption Contest Winners

Read about the winners of Week 6 of the NYTimes.com's Cartoon Caption Contest on The Local Here

The winner of Week 6's Cartoon Caption Contest is:

“I know he’s weird Dad, but I love him…”

— Carole

Runner up:

“I just drive a VW beetle, Sir, but think your daughter can squeeze in.”

— Laurie

Show:

“I thought you said shabby chic?”

— Shari

Polar Bears Concerned About Home Invasions

Read About What Not to do at the Zoo

News Bulletin -- US Sea Captain Escapes Captors

Read About the Sea Captain's Escape Here

Woody Harrelson Chased by Zombie at La Guardia

Read About Woody's Zombie Adventure Here

Don't Worry Kiddies, Bunny May Be Out on His Ears, But Delmar is Here to Save the Day

Animals Have Feelings Too -- A Video

Home Secretary Announces New Policy

Read About How The United Kingdom Maintains Official Secrets Here

NYTimes.com Week 5 Cartoon Caption Contest Winners

Read about the winners of Week 5 of the NYTimes.com's Cartoon Caption Contest on The Local Here

win:

I have a choice? The cigarettes.
— Eric Chabrow

place:

Those could take seconds off my life.
— Jason Savage

and show:

So… I know this looks bad, but I swear those aren’t mine.
— Bill

The Saga Continues

Is There Another Explanation?

Read About Alleged Hoax in Morristown, N.J., Here

Bunny Gets a Shock

Delmar is at it again