Terminated
Published 10:39 pm Friday, May 22, 2009
I’ll be back: With a $24 billion budget deficit to fill in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Skynet, warns that drastic spending cuts may be necessary.
Schwarzenegger had a secret plan to send a time-traveling look-alike cyborg into the past to terminate wasteful budget proposals. It worked, but Industrial Light &Magic charged California $25 billion for the special effects.
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Where’s the cork go? What’s a wine-loving hiker to do when you don’t want to pack a glass bottle of red to the top of a hill? Herald writer Ron Ramey puts the PlatyPreserve, a botalike bag, to the test.
Ramey finds it works pretty well as long as you drink the wine within a couple of days. Beer lovers still have the option of making their own beer-dispensing hat.
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G.I. issue? A photo of a U.S. soldier who leapt to action during a firefight against the Taliban in Afghanistan, clad in helmet, vest — and pink boxer shorts — has earned the Army specialist praise for his quick response to duty.
Oddly, The Buzz didn’t hear the same praise from his wife when, similarly attired, he launched out the front door to take the trash can to the curb before the garbage truck arrived.
