From the News of the Weird weekly digest:

After languishing for two years in the Irish legislature, the Nuclear Test Ban Bill of 2006 has recently been rethought and refurbished, according to a June report in the Irish Independent. Originally, the bill codified the United Nations Test Ban Treaty, adding some provisions specific to Ireland. Among those additions was the punishment for anyone detonating a nuclear weapon in Ireland: up to 12 months in jail and/or a fine of up to 5,000 euros [then, around $6,500], along with language that might even allow a person found guilty to apply for first-offense probation. The proposed punishment this time is expected to be considerably harsher. [Irish Independent, 6-27-08]

Hope your wheels are working on this foine Monday (as they used to say in me Auld Country). Have a great week.

(You mean I don’t have to do these??? Oh well: here goes…)

1. What do you add to your coffee? Milk and sugar
2. What are you reading now? Stephen King’s Dark Tower Series
3. Do you own a gun? Only those attached to my shoulders
4. Are you registered to vote? Yes, and I’ve never missed an election no matter how minor.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Yeah - he always finds something
6. What do you think of hot dogs? Only edibles in ballparks and movie theaters.
7. Favorite Christmas Song? I’ll be home for Christmas
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Diet Coke
9. Can you do push ups? One (if nobody’s looking)
10. What was the name of your first boyfriend/girlfriend? Oh geez…uh…Bobbie
11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelery? None - OCD about things on my hands.
12. Favorite hobby? Reading.
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? They should worship the ground I walk above.
14. Do you have ADD? No. be serious. Oh, what a pretty cloud.
15. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? My weight.
16. What’s your Middle name? Arthur
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment. Stupid ethics paper - I want to geocache - C’mon, Cubs!!!
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday. Lunch with The Bride…uh…paid bills…that’s it.
19. Name 3 beverages you regularly drink. Diet Coke, coffee, water.
20. Current worry right now? There’s a whole other post.
21. What side do you dress to? What does this mean?
22. Favorite place to be? Next to The Bride in the sunshine.
23. How did you bring in the New Year? Slept
24. Where would you like to go? Wrigley Field
25. Name three people who will complete this. Y’all are on your own.
26. Whose answers do you want to read the most? Anyone brave enough to tell me.
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Nevada Wolf Pack Blue
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?. Never have.
29. Can you whistle? Like an angel…if they whistled.
30. Favorite color? Blue
31. Could you be a pirate? Arrr, matey!
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? “I wanna go back to sleep…”
33. Favorite girls name? Katrina, Lara, Danielle
34. Favorite boy’s name? I’ll know when my sugar daddy adopts me
35. What’s in your pocket right now? Nothing
36. Last thing that made you laugh? I don’t remember
37. Best bed sheets as a child? Cotton
38. Worst injury you’ve ever had? There was this wood chopping accident that changed the shape of this appendage…
39. Do you love where you live? Good house, good neighborhood.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house? One
41. Who is your loudest friend? Liz
42. How many dogs do you have? 0
43. Does anyone have a crush on you? Nope
44. What are the most fun things you ever did? Too many to list.
45. What are your favorite books? That’s a big list
46. What is your favorite candy? Snickers
47. Favorite Team? Da Cubs
48. What songs do you want played at your funeral? A Dying Cubs Fan’s Last Request by Steve Goodman
49. What were you doing at 12 AM? Sleeping.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Where is she?

Hang in there until about the 1:15 mark. The rest of the clip is worth the trip.

Questions?

Have a great week.

Of the nearly 400 pix on my Flickr page, the Moonlight Bunny Ranch car has been viewed the most:

Would you believe 656 views? Google is a wonderful thing. Let’s shoot for a thousand!

Theirs was a love that pushed the envelope, crossed the line, and created a new paradigm. She knew she would be caught someday, but she couldn’t stop her yearnings for passion, joy, and sweat that were missing from a marriage grown cold.

It was love gone wrong and she didn’t want to be right.

Then it happened…her husband walked in…and their lives would never be the same.

Catch the three of them at that moment after the jump.

Proceed at your own risk »

Maybe it’s Monday somewhere on this planet but the Bride and I are on annual this week in preparation for our 26th Big Day. For those of you who forgot, gift cards are perfectly acceptable if you need to ease any guilty feelings. :)

May you have a better week than this dude.