To be or (censored)

Published 10:38 pm Sunday, June 21, 2009

The lady doth protest too much: An Idaho woman writing Dear Abby objects to her son being required to read Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in high school because, she writes, the play glorifies suicide as romantic.

We’re guessing that the reading assignments for “Julius Caesar,” “Othello,” “Anthony and Cleopatra” and “Hamlet” come later in the school year.

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Bubble gum scent not included: The Obama White House has released a “baseball card” of the first family’s dog, Bo. Presidential pet cards have been released before, but the difference here is that you can download it from the White House Web site as a PDF file.

For the complete virtual baseball card experience, you can also download an MP3 file of the fluttering sound baseball cards make when placed inside the spokes of a bicycle wheel.

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Part of this complete breakfast: Parents looking for on-the-go breakfast foods, including baggies of granola, hard-boiled eggs and toaster-waffle sandwiches can check out a list of 10 ideas.

They’re all tasty and nutritious. And best of all, Mom, they’re a breeze to carry so your husband or kids can easily trade them for a can of pop and a bag of chips.