There are days when I read the news and I'm absolutely speechless, which is REALLY saying something.  These are some of the headlines I just read:

This picture of a potato sold for $1m. 

Chinese scientists create autistic monkeys.

Free schooling, but only for virgins.

And my favorite:

Matador holds baby while fighting bull.

And my thoughts regarding them:  I've seen the spud picture and it's not worth it.  How can you tell if a monkey is autistic?  Is there an entrance exam? (no pun intended) and Let's hope it was his kid.

I shouldn't bother with the news.

It's the beginning of the year so budget time for local communities.  This means the traffic police are out in force racking up huge sums of money with speeding tickets and other violations.  Pecetto, the wealthy little town we need to pass through to get to the school, is infamous for ticketing.  Now they have a new method.  The sum-bitches have installed cameras onto the dashboards of the cops cars that photograph all cars coming in the opposite direction.  The plate number is run through a computer program that automatically checks for outstanding fines, registration, inspection, insurance, all the while checking speed.  They sent out about 10 tickets a day including one to my most irate husband.  Damn 'em!

xxoo me