"A sense of humor judges one's actions and the actions of others from a wider reference....It pardons shortcomings; it consoles failure. It recommends moderation." - Thornton Wilder
Gulf of Mexico - the leak has been stopped, - temporarily...
Al says - Children's Truths: "When your Mum is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair." ...
Washington D.C. - 3.6 magnitude earthquake...
New York - 18th Century ship discovered - at the site of the new World Trade Center...
"Great opportunities come to all,... The only preparation to take advantage of them is simple fidelity to watch what each day brings." - Albert E. Dunning
Gulf of Mexico - BP will try the ‘Top Kill' - method today...
Al says - Impact of the Economy: McDonald's is selling the ¼ ouncer...
Washington - the President ordered - 1200 National Guard Troops - to deploy along the Mexican border...
Korea - N. Korea has cut all ties with the South...
"You have to be eligible for luck to strike, and I think that's a matter of education and preparation, and character, and all the other solid attributes that sometimes people laugh at." - James A. Michener
Gulf of Mexico - Federal takeover of spill rejected - "To push BP out of the way would - raise a question, to replace them with what?" - Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen - (the administration's point man)...
Al says - I am having an - out-of-money experience...
"The ambitious climbs high and perilous stairs and never cares how to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up his fear of a fall." - Thomas Adams
Gulf of Mexico - the ‘containment dome' failed so, - BP will try a smaller containment dome - and forcing debris into the well to stop the flow...
Al says - Before PC's: An application was - for employment...
Greece - approved to receive $30B from the - International Monetary Fund over 3 years...
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