Nik Wallenda, great grandson of the original, “Flying Wallenda”, successfully crossed the Grand Canyon live on the Discovery Channel last night without a security harness. He walked most of the distance, but actually ran the last bit into the arms of his crying wife and amazed kids.
- You want to see amazed kids, you should have seen mine over the weekend when I misplaced the TV remote and actually WALKED all the way to the TV to change the channel.
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After eleven years, the Food Networks Queen of Southern cooking, Paula Deen, has been fired after she admitted that in the past, she used racial epithets and allowed racially-charged comments in the workplace.
- Look for her new book, “Cooking with African-American Eyed Peas” coming to a bookstore near you.
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NSA Whistleblower Eric Snowden is not as of this writing on his way from Russia to asylum in Equador.
- The only thing they know for sure is that he’ll be making a brief stop in Cuba…to pick up some cigars.
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Speaking of air travel, a new study finds that Americans rate Airlines lower than the US Post Office in terms of customer satisfaction.
- If you’d like to hear more on this story in English, press one. To hear it in Spanish, press two.
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Some people are complaining that this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog contest was rigged after the title went to a dog that was far from the ugliest.
- Hey, Shitzu happens.
- People knew something was wrong when the “Miss Congeniality” prize went to a Pit Bull.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have revealed of their baby girl: North West.
- I thought for sure they were headed in a different direction.
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!
-Dick
P.S. Check out my latest Podcast (#83) by clicking right here! Purtan Podcast #83