Who'd a thunk it?

From Mayfield to Gay Paree. It looks like Wally Cleaver has finally made it to the big time. An artist since his teen years on the "Leave It To Beaver" show, actor Tony Dow always knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: a sculptor. And today it paid off when it was announced that his bronze sculpture "Unarmed Warrior" will go on display at the Louvre. THE LOUVRE!! For those of us who grew up watching Wally, Beaver, Lumpy Rutherford and Eddie Haskell "golly-gee-whiz" their way through Mayfield High, the irony is delicious. It's abso-fab to see a child star make the big time!! Congratulations Wally! We know that Ward, where ever he may be, is proud of you!!

Long overdue

It's okay, you can keep 'em

You know, after Obama's sweeping and historic victory, you would think that Sarah Palin would have faded quietly back into obscurity in the Great White North. But she just keeps coming back, providing more great material. Remember the - ahem - flap over her clothing expenditures?

According to Associated Press writer, Gene Johnson, Palin spent the last weekend trying to locate some of the $150,000 worth of clothing bought for her (and disputedly for her family) by the Republican National Party so it could be returned.

Her father, Chuck Heath, said Palin spent part of the weekend going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican Party.

She was just frantically ... trying to sort stuff out," Heath said. "That's the problem, you know, the kids lose underwear, and everything has to be accounted for. Nothing goes right back to normal ... "

Her kids lost their undies? I don't know about you guys, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm thinkin' they can keep 'em. But I do agree with her dad on one thing: so far, nothing about Sarah has gone right back to normal. And really, I don't think it ever will.

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I miss the good old days

BLUE ASH, Ohio – Police in Ohio say an 89-year-old woman is facing a charge of petty theft because neighborhood children accuse her of refusing to give back their football. Edna Jester was arrested last week in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash. Police Capt. James Schaffer says there has been an ongoing dispute in the neighborhood over kids' balls landing in the woman's yard.

Arrested??!! Gimme a break. Back when I was a kid, if some old lady on our block had kept our football after repeatedly asking us not to play in her yard, my dad would have said: "I told you kids to stay outta there! That should teach you a lesson!"

And that would have been that. Sadder but wiser, we would have gone on to save up for another football and would have stopped playing in Mrs. Jester's yard.

Then we would have egged her house on Halloween.

Joe in Real Life

I've had just about enough of that dag-nabbit, by gum, golly-gosh-you-betcha hockey mom crapola. In her blundering efforts to show herself as a "real Main Street-er," Sarah Palin not only made an ass of herself, she condescended to the hardship experiences of regular Americans.

Joe Biden gets it. With grace and passion (and a remarkable lack of gol-dernits), he gave us a glimpse of what it is that makes him so attuned to the rest of us living here in real life.



Biden Chokes Up @ Yahoo! Video

Democrats are varmints!!

My daddy says that Sarah Palin is "Yosemite Sam in a skirt." I see a ton of resemblance, don't you? I guess maybe the only difference is that her hair is black. Otherwise, she's a dead ringer.