| Holiday Caravan
Shorts and T-shirts were everywhere. Mittens and winter coats were nonexistent. "But, hey, it was still a lot of fun," said Bob Welch, who attended the grand event with his 5-year-old son, Ethan. Welcome to the 2007 edition of the Holiday Caravan, a parade that rolled through the streets of Spencer and Salisbury Wednesday. On a day that felt more appropriate for working on a tan than getting in the mood for a visit from Santa, almost 140 entries still made the 48th annual parade one to remember. Bands marched, beauty queens waved and old cars rolled, their chrome hood ornaments glistening in the afternoon sun. Oh, and Santa did participate, warm weather be darned. He was the final entry in the parade, stationed right where he was supposed to be.
Scotland reveals stunningly dull new slogan
AFTER spending six months and $282,000 on a new slogan, Scottish tourism officials have come up with ... "Welcome to Scotland". The slogan, which was revealed on Tuesday, will replace airport signs proclaiming Scotland "the best small country in the world", the Times newspaper reported. The slogan will also printed on the posters in Gaelic as "Failte gu Alba". The posters include a series of images depicting life in Scotland, including a boy looking at an exhibit at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, a man in a raincoat walking in Edinburgh and a picture taken from a high altitude of Inverness. The campaign has been criticised for lacking emotion. "It feels governmental, corporate and static," Anita Califano, a senior consultant with 2012 London Olympics logo creator Wolff Olins, told The Times.
Energy for smoking war should be used elsewhere
What's the deal with the new war on cigarette smokers? As a health conscious woman, I would never try to play down the potential deadly effects of smoking. However, I will kindly ask the anti-cigarette complainers to not pick and choose their health battles. You want people to stop smoking? Fine. But if one bad habit goes, they've all gotta go. First, all the fast food and unhealthy eating establishments on campus would need to close down. Why? Everyone fears cancer but statistics prove that heart disease kills more people each year than all other cancers combined. Triple XXX now = triple bypass later. Second, all bars and liquor stores would need to close too. Why? Alcohol is just as damaging on your health and mind, if not more so, as cigarettes. Quarter pitcher nights now might cost you your liver later.
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