It's a story that's funny because the woman was apparently uninjured by her would-be groom, who tried to run her over when when she rejected his proposal. Yeah, I'd say she made the right decision.

Saturday, November 13, 9am - 2pm.

Their flyer says the yard sale is in the north lot (Ramona, near the railroad tracks), but that parking is available in the south lot, which I assume means the one with an entrance at the corner of Grand and Ramona. Bit of a walk, but hopefully worth it!

There may be others, but this is the tombstone of Wiley Wilson, the second known War of 1812 Veteran buried at historic Savannah Memorial Park. Note he was born in 1800. Even at the end of the war, he would only have been 14 years old.

I spent about a small part of Saturday morning with friends, walking in a cemetery, placing American flags at the graves and grave markers of U.S. Veterans.

Here's a picture of the grave marker of John Holt, one of two veterans of the War of 1812 who are buried in historic Savannah Memorial Park in Rosemead.

Edison Pena, one of the Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped underground, was on the Late Show last night. Man, was he a crack up! Check out the clip on the Yahoo story.

But the networks have all called Brown and Boxer the winners in California. Also, Harry Reid won over Sharon Angle in Nevada, and Chris Coons crushed Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.

Bad news for the Democrats, but at least the battiest of the TEA Party folks lost.

It's nice to know that, at least in statewide contest, patently unqualified people don't win very often.

Yes, the McRib sandwich returns on election day to a McDonald's near you. For a limited time only!

Photo linked from http://sfist.com/attachments/Chris%20Jones/mcrib.jpg

That means the end of political commercial overload. It seemed like every proposition wanted you to think a vote for their side was a vote against "greedy politicians" and "special interest groups."