WHAT THE HEEL?

Colonel Sanders pulled from river after 24 years

TOKYO - He was covered in mud when pulled from the river, and had lost both legs and hands, not to mention his glasses. But Colonel Sanders still had his trademark smile, 24 years later. [It’s a statute, did we really think someone wipe that smile off?]
A statue of the KFC mascot has been found in a river in Osaka, a city official said Wednesday, nearly a quarter century after being tossed in by crazed baseball fans who felt the image of restaurant founder Harland Sanders resembled a key team member.
"He was apparently found standing upright, which is fitting, because although he was a nice man he could also be very strict and demanding," said Sumeo Yokakawa, a spokeswoman at the chain's Tokyo headquarters.

Ernie Davis statue is back — without Nike cleats

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Five months after it was removed to correct historic inaccuracies, a statue of former Syracuse University running back Ernie Davis is back on campus.
The permanent memorial to the first black Heisman Trophy recipient, created by sculptor Bruno Luchessi, was re-installed Tuesday morning.
The life-size statue depicts Davis, known as “The Elmira Express,” standing in his Syracuse uniform holding a helmet under his left arm and a football in his right hand. [now everyone can sleep better, aren’t you glad to learn this, thought so – watch that mouth!]

Amid salmonella fears, peanut butter sales drop
[Oh this one is brilliant, absolutely brilliant]

MILWAUKEE - The nation's consumers, worried about the widespread salmonella outbreak, continued to shy away from peanut butter in a recent four-week period, according to new sales numbers.
Americans bought 41.8 million pounds of jarred peanut butter in the four-week period ending Feb. 21 — 13.3 percent less than in the same period the previous year, research firm Nielsen reported Tuesday.
The period's sales were the lowest of any in the three years Nielsen has tracked the U.S. food, drug, and mass merchandisers segment, which includes Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest retailer.

What they thought we were stupid? Give me a break – salmonella and you think we’d still not only buy peanut but consume it too? Damn, no wonder we got such issues…who in hell is looking at this stuff anyway – someone who has gotten rich and could careless what the product has or doesn’t have these days?

Chris Brown and Rihanna

Sweet Martha we got everyone advising these two clowns. But the most important thing they are saying is, “once a man hits you,he WILL hit you again.” The next thing is to remind her to take care of herself first and don’t sweat a damn thing about this woman beater. Personally I am sick of reading about this crap – if you want to send a message, send his ass to jail! I don’t care who you are, beat up a woman, get caught, do the time…what’s to discuss?


WEATHER TRICKS?

I know, we got this nasty little habit of saying "don't like the current weather, wait five minute and it will change," duh! But this recent up and down weather scene is truly amazing.

First I woke up to a downpour and it was bloody ass dark outside. Ya, I know we pushed the clocks forward and 7 it actually 6, but damn 7:30 was pretty damn dark too.

Then we hear that "sun may show this afternoon. However, we are in a flood watch and high wind advisory too. In addition, temps will fall and by tonight we may be in the teens." What the heel is going on around here! Don't ask -- it's just March.

I gotta tell ya, that wind is really whipping out there and I have all ready seen a few branches snap and fear the older trees may tip or fall too. Majestic oaks just can't withstand this much wind and cold weather -- and with all the damage done by weather and insects, these trees are major targets for a wood pile!

Sadly the school shooting has seen its latest scene in Germany. What in hell is going on with these kids? Each generation has its issues, its sense that adults are out of touch with today's world but damnit, we did not kill each other, blow up a school or harm innocent people. I just don't get it but then, neither does anyone else. You just don't know when sheet like this will happen and it happens from all sorts of economic backgrounds, not just the poor or down-trodden. Hells bells we got rich kids going bonkers too.

Okay your motivational tip of the day:

Life isn't fair, but it's still good.