April Fools Happenings

Yesterday was, of course, April Fools Day, and a lot of people had a great deal of fun playing with gullible minds. Scope mouth wash announced a "Sizzlin Bacon" flavor; archaeologists claimed to have found Thor's Hammer embedded in granite bedrock under the city of Stockholm, and to have found the entrance to Hell in Turkey; while here in Boulder, Xcel Energy suggested the city turn to hamsters running in wheels for power...

   And - no joking here - a 40-year-old woman from Parksley (Virginia) was arrested just after midnight Tuesday morning, not far from a new arson fire in Melfa in Accomack County; It's possible that she and an accomplice are responsible for the arson fires that have plagued the county since November. .... Also on 1 April, it was announced that Shanghai Bobby, last year's Juvenile Champion, is being pulled out of contention in the Triple Crown races. And Zenyatta, the super racing mare, turned 9 yesterday - and delivered a chestnut colt by Tapit just before midnight. The colt weighs an estimated 145 pounds and has a blaze like his dam. Mare and foal are doing fine this morning. .... Also yesterday, James Holmes, accused of killing 12 and wounding over 50 people in the Aurora cinema shooting, was informed that the prosecution will not accept a plea bargain in his trial and want the death penalty. This man offered to plead guilty, if he would be sentenced to life in prison. Right now, I agree with the prosecutors - he planned his attack and carried it out thoroughly, insanity is not a viable defense, and his life should be in jeopardy.