News from across the nation....and the obligatory wise cracks.

You have to hand it to Slick Willy Clinton, he is a closer. He jumps on a plane, jets to North Korea, a day later he is flying back with the two recently imprisoned journalists . Of course there are critics of Clintons mission to free the two American women, go figure. Because North Korea desperately wants recognition from the United States, critics argue that the meeting was a big win for the dictator. Damned if you do , damned if you don't, I guess. Is it just me or does Kim Jong have a dazed look on his face in the photo above. He shouldn't feel alone, it's not the first time someone left a "meeting" with Bill looking dazed, confused,abused and feeling a little dirty. Kim probably won't walk right for a week. Hopefully the two journalists had a chaperon on the flight back, or light colored machine washable clothing.

Warren (I love a girl in prairie gear) Jeffs has been busy starving himself to death. The leader of the Utah-based Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is awaiting trial on charges related to alleged underage marriages involving sect girls. The amazing thing about Jeffs is how many followers he has. 12,000 and growing. Personally I think the guy just needs a little lead in his diet.

Count James P. Riva has been denied parole. In 1980 Riva stabbed his paternal grandmother in the heart, shot her in the chest with gold-painted bullets, and set her body on fire. His defense at the time was insanity and a belief that his grandmother was a vampire. The parole board turned him down citing a lack of remorse, as if stabbing, shooting and burning your grandma wasn't enough justification for denial. The guy has as much chance of ever seeing parole as I do of winning a Pulitzer.

Since the Uncle Ed story broke I've had some shots fired across my bow. Nothing I didn't expect and so far I haven't found a pet bunny mysteriously boiling atop my stove, but one can always hope. With minuscule fame comes minuscule critics. I feel like I did the right thing, which is something I can't always lay claim to. Was there some unabashed self promotion involved? Absolutely. For once I'm going to take the high road and leave it at that.

That's all I've got for today. I'm working on some stuff and hopefully it will see fruition Monday. See ya tomorrow.