San Jose Charter is trying to contact anyone who was at the Laughlin Incident and would have some positive things to say about what happened. Anybody who was a witness to the events are asked to email: SanJose81@HAMCSJ.com

Important dates in JANUARY
1 is Get a Life Day
2 is Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
3 is National Joy Germ Day
16 is Get to Know Your Customers Day
19 is Penguin Awareness Day
21 is Rid The World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day
21 is also Squirrel Appreciation Day
22 is Answer Your Cats Questions Day
27 is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
30 is Inane Answering Message Day

--Rep. Bill Janklow. The Republican congressman from South Dakota is still refusing to accept the consequences of his actions like a man. On Aug. 16, in his hometown of Flandreau, Janklow plowed his speeding Cadillac through a traffic sign and into Randy Scott's Harley-Davidson. Scott died instantly. A notorious scofflaw who brazenly joked about his longtime penchant for serial speeding, Janklow refused to admit guilt in the incident. Instead, his lawyers mounted a "Diabetes made him do it" defense. The congressman hadn't eaten for 20 hours before the accident and his blood sugar was low, they beseeched. A hometown jury rejected Janklow's weasel defense and swiftly convicted him on charges of second-degree manslaughter. A shocked Janklow is now appealing the unanimous verdict, claiming that prosecutors failed to present enough evidence to prove him guilty.
--Michael Jackson. The baby-dangling, slumber-partying, lipstick-wearing entertainer ran into trouble with the law again this year. Facing seven charges of child molestation and two charges of "administering an intoxicating liquor to a child for the purpose of committing a felony," the pallid pop star and his defenders have resorted to playing the race card of all things. Brother Jermaine likened the prosecution to a "modern-day lynching." Jesse Jackson complained about racial double standards in the justice system.
Crying racial wolf might have worked for Michael Jackson in 1979, perhaps the last year anyone actually thought of him as a black celebrity. But now? This bogus ploy is as transparent as, um, Michael's fading face.
-- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry. He votes for the Iraq war resolution. He carps about President Bush proceeding to use it. He espouses a "bold, new vision" of leadership. He says "f--k" on the record. He agrees to appear on Jay Leno's show. He complains about having to follow Triumph the Insult Comic Dog puppet. You're a war hero, Senator. Wipe your nose and act like one.
FLFLHTC: Damn. I like this ladies attitude.

Electrochromic motorcycle visors developed in Sweden may help prevent road accidents.
A team from Uppsala University and the firm Chromogenics Sweden AB have developed a flexible electrochromic foil and integrated it into the visor of a motorcycle helmet. The result is a visor that the rider can electronically switch between dark and transparent states.
Applying a voltage of about 1V to the initially transparent visor causes it to darken in a matter of seconds. When the voltage is turned off, the visor keeps its properties, while applying a reverse voltage makes it revert to its natural lightly tinted state.

Word of the Day
perpetuity \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\ noun

1 : eternity
*2 : the quality or state of being perpetual
Example sentence:
Tim's parents threatened to ground him in perpetuity unless his grades improved
Did you know?
Continual existence — that elusive concept has made "perpetuity" a favorite term of philosophers and poets for centuries. The word itself derives ultimately from the Latin adjective "perpetuus" ("continual" or "uninterrupted"), which is also the source of our "perpetual" and "perpetuate." It frequently occurs in the phrase "in perpetuity," which essentially means "forever" or "for an indefinitely long period of time." "Perpetuity" also has some specific uses in law. It can refer to an arrangement in a will rendering land forever inalienable (or at least, for a period longer than is set by rules against such arrangements) or to an annuity that is payable forever.

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