Dave Barry's Blog, page 170

THE BLOG

It is acting up. We have no idea why. Cinco de Mayo, maybe. Tequila in the RAM? (We are assuming here that blogs have RAM.) In any event, we will resume normal blogging whenever the blog settles down. Beyond that we have no plan, other than of course to fire judi.

ADVISORY

We will not be reposting the Baltimore post any more times today. It is out of our system.

STRUMPDATE

Thanks to the lovely crowd that came to my event last night at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. Tonight at 7 I'll be at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., where I'll talk about Swamp Story and, time permitting, straighten out the federal government. I'll see you there, unless you are not there, in which case I will gaze wistfully at the empty space where you should be.

BOLO

Moscow Police Hunt ���Ukrainian Saboteur Pigeon���

(Thanks to Ralph)

NOBEL PRIZE ALERT

Scientists crack why bubbles in Champagne fizz up in a straight line ��� while those in beer do not

(Thanks to Emily, Leslie and w and Michael Moyer)

ANYTHING TO DECLARE?

Smuggler busted heading for China with dodgy GPUs ��� and live lobsters

(Thanks to Sean Murray, who says "Put your hands together for "Dodgy GPUs and the Live Lobsters.") 

STRUMPDATE

Thanks to all the nice folks who came to see me last night at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Tonight at 7 I'll be at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore for Writers LIVE! I will be playing the part of the live writer, I hope. I also hope you Baltimoreans (if that is the word) will join me. 

'IT FLIPPED A SWITCH'

Massive snake causes power outage at traffic lights in US county

(Thanks to klezmerphan, MOTW and Rick Day)

IT WAS THE QUICKEST ROUTE TO FLORIDA

Tourists follow GPS, drive car into Hawaii harbor

(Thanks to Stan Ruth and Alkali Bill)

SEND THIS GROUSE TO WASHINGTON

An elected official in Prince George, B.C., was a little ruffled after being hit in the face by a grouse while driving into town.

(Thanks to Doug Ogg)