Real Talk!

Today’s blog is brought to you by the letter. B seems to be (pardon the pun) in the news a lot today. I was going to write all about how beautiful the leaves are, having really started to change, but I was distracted by all the Bs. (grins)

Bees- got loose in Montana yesterday. Police warned local residents in the small town of Billings to close windows and doors because a truck carrying 465 active behives (and some 13.7 million bees) had lost the cargo into a ditch and an estimated 2000 bees had left the scene, likely in a huff.

Bees- a construction worker, outside of Austin Texas, was attacked by a swarm of bees, causing him to hit a button as he jumped from his tractor that set in motion and auger that took out a communication line, interrupting service for more than 7 hours on Wednesday.

Bush- made an embarrassing gaff, yesterday; at a press conference- he stated that Suddam Hussein had killed Nelson Mandela. The much revered, Nobel Prize winning Mr. Mandela is very much alive at 89 years of age.

Bin Laden- has, apparently, declared war on Pakistan.

Bounty- $25 million dollars on the head of Bin Laden.

B.C.- will be paying for girls to be vaccinated against HPV, the virus that has been linked to uterine cancer.

Black Market- Winnepeg has uncovered a black market for junk food in a high school that has cut sugar from the cafeteria menu.

Blindness- 48% of global blindness is caused by cataracts and most can be cured, if found early.

Barbie- The Beijing arm of Mattel, the famous maker of Barbie (and other toys), has apologized for the recall of 21 million toys in the past 5 weeks, due to high levels of lead paint.

Britney- Ms. Spears has been ordered to undergo random drug testing twice weekly, by the judge overseeing the custody battle for her 2 children.

Brad Pitt- his new film about the life of Jesse James opens today.

Bavaria- Gabriele Pauli, sexy, beautiful, biker cum politician has shocked Germany by suggesting that marriage contracts should expire after 7 years.

Brothel District- about 1/3 of lights in the 700-year-old Amsterdam red-light district will be going out, for good. The largest brothel owner has sold out to real estate developers. The city’s tourist authorities are concerned because the area is as popular to tourists as the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum.

Bungling Burglar in Brisbane- Just now in court, some drugged out freak broke into his neighbour’s home way back in ’04 and tossed around porno magazines and fashioned some kind of, ummm… device, out of a vacuum cleaner, wood, detergent bottle and a rubber glove. His DNA has been matched to samples collected at the scene.

Bear- A brown bear, in Bucarest broke into a resort in the Carpathian Mountains looking for food. After having his head freed from being stuck in a garbage bin, he ran back into the forest.

Birth Rate- Recently released statistics from 2005 show that mothers in their thirties account for the highest proportion of births.

Bail- OJ Simpson has posted $125,000 bail and was released from detention pending a trial in connection with a recent armed robbery of sports memorabilia in Las Vegas.

Blackberry- The new blackberry model 8820 has been released.

Buck- seems the U.S. and Canadian dollar are simmering right around par, last evening the Canadian dollar had edged slightly higher, the first time in 31 years.

Bats- 200 students have been forced from their Huston Texas dorm due to a massive infestation of bats.

Baby- a New Hampshire judge has ordered a family finally lay to rest the mummified remains of a baby that has been passed down through the family for generations.

Best Ball- our 3rd annual charity golf tournament takes place tomorrow at the Bancroft Golf Course. We will be donating all funds raised to a local charity for the anti-bullying program.

Better quit now.