Something Smelly

Lance
Congrats to Lance Armstrong on a record and a legacy. Keep an eye out for the full scoop from The Bench Warmer.

Another Lance
This poor guy will either love or hate his friends for this one. Friends in Utah took out a billboard advertising the (un)lucky bachelor. Lance Archibald is a 31 year-old Mormon, and his friends think he should be married by now. Sounds eerily like our Apostolic take on it and also reminds me of last Youth Congress when people were walking around introducing themselves, “Hi, I’m ApostoliGrl777, s/w/f.” Guess this story proves Apostolic or not, the whole connection process is an animal all its own. Any which way you can, huh? Still, don’t be expecting a “Date Lee Ann” billboard going up in Baton Rouge or I know some friends who are going to be excommunicated.

Speaking of...
Pope Benedict XVI has angered Israelis. He prayed for God to stop terrorism, and in that prayer he mentioned Egypt, Britain, Turkey, and Iraq—no Israel. Honest mistake? Who knows. It is true that we shouldn’t overlook Israel. While not minimizing what recent countries have suffered, we should realize that this level of violence is something Israelis confront constantly.

Also on a related note, I want to mention that the new Pope has repeatedly made it a point to suggest possible "bridges" with the Islam world. Christians, that should be food for thought.

What Smell?
Bringing Hobart, Indiana, to the map, Debra Fields lost in court over her right to keep two hogs (Bacon and Molly) in her residential home. I can’t make this stuff up, folks. The “pets” weigh in at about 300 lbs each and can produce up to 35 lbs of ahem…waste each. Neighbors sued and won. I would imagine one of the greatest courtroom moments was when Debra took the stand and dismissed the neighbors' complaints about the odor on the grounds that she couldn’t smell anything. …I guess you just get used to it?

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