Going over to the dark side
First night-time run for me last night, an easy 2 miles @ 10 min mile pace. Or at least, it should have been easy ...
People tell me I'm a planner but I didn't do a very good job last night. 30 seconds into my run I checked my watch to see what sort
I'm shy, not sexy, says British PM
BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted he is shy and must improve his presentation skills, but insisted he cannot make himself "sexy" in time for elections next year, in comments released today.
He has very little money, has never taken drugs
Bucs change kickers, sign former Chief Connor Barth
TAMPA - The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a change at kicker Tuesday, signing Connor Barth and releasing Shane Andrus.
Barth, 23, made 10-of-12 field goal attempts and all 24 of his extra-point tries for Kansas City in 2008 and was waived by the
SWEEPS PREVIEW & POLL: Enter to Win $1,000!
How?s this for a big idea: NBC?s reality weight-loss competition is taking the show on the road as the contestants pack their bags and storm Capitol Hill. ?Obesity is an epidemic the world over, and where better to start trying to spread the word and
Injuries
Lynne in comments on Danger Zone! is interested in a ?How To Live Forever Or Die Trying? post on workout injuries:
Us 40+ types can get bogged down with tendonitis and whatnot. I?d be very interested in your take on when to push thru discomfort, when
Qatar firm backs Mohammed film
NEWLY formed Qatar-based company Alnoor Holdings is raising the finance for a $US150 million ($165.75 million) blockbuster biopic about the life of the Prophet Mohammed, it said today.
Barrie Osborne, a Hollywood movie industry veteran of over 40
Obese man dies after refusing zoo x-ray
A GERMAN man weighing 230 kilograms has died after refusing to go to the zoo for an X-ray because he was too heavy for machines designed for humans, it was reported today.
"It sounded like they were trying to wind us up," Thomas Lessmann's widow Petra
Anthropologist Levi-Strauss dead at 100
FRENCH anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss, whose work deeply influenced Western thinking about civilisation, has died at the age of 100, his publisher Plon said today.
Levi-Strauss died overnight Sunday to Monday, according to fellow academics at the
Chiefs Checkin' Out the Gators This Weekend
2 days ago: University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow leaves the field after beating the University of Georgia 41-17 during a NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
The Kansas City
Joe Sheehan: Pedro's plight, and why Pettitte is the choice for Game 6
Pedro Martinez flashed a smile at raucous Yankees fans after he was relieved from a solid Game 2 start.
1. The matchup so nice we had to have it twice: Six days after he used a darting changeup and great movement to hold the Yankees to three runs in
