ARLINGTON, Va. (UPI) -- A Virginia library said a woman has returned a book she checked out more than 30 years ago.
Peter Golkin, a spokesman for the Arlington Central Library, said "The Patriot Chiefs" by Alvin Josephy was checked out March 16, 1978, and returned last Tuesday with a $25 check and a letter of apology, The Washington Post reported Monday.
"It's always great to get the books back, as opposed to any kind of income from fines or replacement fees," Golkin said.
Sarah McKee, 70, said she borrowed the book from the library so long ago that she had forgotten the book was not hers.
"To my great embarrassment," her note read, "I recently opened this book and discovered it is yours -- not mine. My apologies for my tardiness."
McKee, who now lives in Amherst, Mass., blamed the mistake on her poor memory.
"I never would have schlepped it around all these years had I not thought it was mine," she said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
LONGEST NAME IN MEXICO
Happy Family of Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani Erreh Muñoz
THE OFFSPRING WITH THE LONGEST NAME TO FOLLOW THE TRADITION OF FATHER´S NAME GIVEN TO SON
Parece mentira, pero es real. Un mexicano de Coahuila tiene el nombre "más largo" del país y uno de los más exóticos del mundo: Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani Erreh Muñoz.
"Brhada", como le dicen sus amigos, es un médico veterinario que lleva su nombre de 36 letras con mucho orgullo. Tanto es así, que ha llamado a su hijo de la misma manera, aunque con una pequeña variación.
El cambio consiste en que los apellidos Erreh Muñoz fueron fusionados en una sola palabra, razón por la cual los tres hijos del veterinario llevan el apellido Errehmuñoz.
Lo interesante de la historia es que el apellido Erreh fue un invento del padre de Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani.
El padre de Brhada se llama José Refugio. A este hombre originario de Jalisco le pusieron Refugio como una ofrenda a la Vírgen del Refugio, porque fue el único bebé que logró sobrevivir tras la muerte de sus cuatro hermanos.
clic Participe: En busca de nombres curiosos
La "R" de Refugio
El problema es que a José no le gustaba llamarse Refugio y decidió presentarse en la vida como José R, nada más. Así surgió el apellido R, que terminó siendo Erreh, y que ahora significa "esposo, refugio, rosario, esposa, hijo".
No contento con inventar un nuevo apellido, don José decidió ponerle a su hijo Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani que es, nada más ni nada menos, que la mezcla de los nombres de dos filósofos hindúes.
Al principio, don José no sabía cuál de los dos filósofos elegir y al final, tras muchas horas de divagaciones, decidió ponerle los dos nombres en una sola palabra.
Brhada le dijo a BBC Mundo que el nombre del primer filósofo significa "el hombre se convierte en lo que hace", mientras que el segundo, al parecer, no tiene un significado muy preciso.
¿Pero por qué su padre quería el nombre de dos filósofos?
Es que mi padre es muy afecto a la literatura hindú y quería comenzar una tradición que se perpetuara a través de los años. Por eso yo también le puse a mi hijo ese nombre.
¿Y profesa la religión hindú o su familia tiene algún vínculo con India?
¡No! (ríe) No tenemos ningún vínculo y yo no soy hindú.
¿Y entonces por qué le puso el mismo nombre a su hijo?
Para seguir la tradición de mi padre, nada más.
¿Y por qué transformó el apellido Erreh en Errehmuñoz?
Un deseo de mi padre.
¿Nunca pensó en cambiarse el nombre?
No, nunca.
¿Y no ha tenido problemas con ese nombre tan largo?
Solamente con la documentación oficial. Por ejemplo. en mi credencial de elector o en la licencia de conducir no hay espacio suficiente, entonces han tenido que hacer un "oficio", un documento anexo para escribir mi nombre completo
¿Y en la escuela no le hacían bromas?
No, uno se acostumbra a que la gente pregunte siempre las mismas cosas... que por qué tan largo, que qué significa y así, pero el nombre no me ha dado problemas.
Nombres exóticos
En México son muy creativos para los nombres. De hecho, nadie sabe qué estaban pensando los padres de algunas personas cuando les pusieron nombres como Zoila Vaca del Campo, Hitler o Michael Jordan.
Entre las rarezas, está el caso de una mujer que fue inscrita el 22 de abril de 1914 en el Registro Civil del Distrito Federal con más de 30 nombres.
Los que la conocieron probablemente la llamaban María Saldivar, pero su verdadero nombre era así:
María de la Asunción Luisa Conzaga Guadalupe Refugio Luz Loreto Salud Altagracia Carmen Matilde Josefa Ignacia Francisca Solano Vicenta Ferrer Antonia Ramona Agustina Carlota Inocencia Federica Gabriela de Dolores de los Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y de María Saldivar y Saldivar.
"Mi nombre es para siempre"
El Registro Civil de Coahuila está impulsando una campaña que se llama "Mi nombre es para siempre", con el objetivo de que las personas le pongan nombres a sus hijos que sean fáciles de escribir, pronunciar y recordar.
En el caso del Distrito Federal, el Registro Civil no ha inscrito nombres largos o particularmente raros en los últimos años y está más bien preocupado por agilizar los trámites.
Su más reciente campaña está centrada en la digitalización de 27 millones de actas de nacimiento, matrimonio y defunción.
Sin embargo, las autoridades han visto casos en que la gente no está feliz con su nombre y trata de cambiárselo.
Hegel Cortés, director de la institución, le dijo a BBC Mundo que las leyes permiten el cambio de nombre ante el Tribunal Superior de Justicia sólo cuando existen razones de peso.
"Una persona no puede cambiarse el nombre sólo porque no le gusta, tiene que demostrar ante un juez que le causa menoscabo o discriminación".
En el terreno de los "nombres normales" que no causan mayores inconvenientes, los más comunes entre los recién nacidos en la capital mexicana son Fernanda y Valeria, mientras que en el caso de los hombres llevan la delantera Diego y Santiago.
Es que mi padre es muy afecto a la literatura hindú y quería comenzar una tradición que se perpetuara a través de los años. Por eso yo también le puse a mi hijo ese nombre: Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani Erreh Muñoz
EL SUCESOR
El hijo del hombre con el nombre más largo sigue la tradición: lleva el mismo nombre que su padre!!
THE OFFSPRING WITH THE LONGEST NAME TO FOLLOW THE TRADITION OF FATHER´S NAME GIVEN TO SON
Parece mentira, pero es real. Un mexicano de Coahuila tiene el nombre "más largo" del país y uno de los más exóticos del mundo: Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani Erreh Muñoz.
"Brhada", como le dicen sus amigos, es un médico veterinario que lleva su nombre de 36 letras con mucho orgullo. Tanto es así, que ha llamado a su hijo de la misma manera, aunque con una pequeña variación.
El cambio consiste en que los apellidos Erreh Muñoz fueron fusionados en una sola palabra, razón por la cual los tres hijos del veterinario llevan el apellido Errehmuñoz.
Lo interesante de la historia es que el apellido Erreh fue un invento del padre de Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani.
El padre de Brhada se llama José Refugio. A este hombre originario de Jalisco le pusieron Refugio como una ofrenda a la Vírgen del Refugio, porque fue el único bebé que logró sobrevivir tras la muerte de sus cuatro hermanos.
clic Participe: En busca de nombres curiosos
La "R" de Refugio
El problema es que a José no le gustaba llamarse Refugio y decidió presentarse en la vida como José R, nada más. Así surgió el apellido R, que terminó siendo Erreh, y que ahora significa "esposo, refugio, rosario, esposa, hijo".
No contento con inventar un nuevo apellido, don José decidió ponerle a su hijo Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani que es, nada más ni nada menos, que la mezcla de los nombres de dos filósofos hindúes.
Al principio, don José no sabía cuál de los dos filósofos elegir y al final, tras muchas horas de divagaciones, decidió ponerle los dos nombres en una sola palabra.
Brhada le dijo a BBC Mundo que el nombre del primer filósofo significa "el hombre se convierte en lo que hace", mientras que el segundo, al parecer, no tiene un significado muy preciso.
¿Pero por qué su padre quería el nombre de dos filósofos?
Es que mi padre es muy afecto a la literatura hindú y quería comenzar una tradición que se perpetuara a través de los años. Por eso yo también le puse a mi hijo ese nombre.
¿Y profesa la religión hindú o su familia tiene algún vínculo con India?
¡No! (ríe) No tenemos ningún vínculo y yo no soy hindú.
¿Y entonces por qué le puso el mismo nombre a su hijo?
Para seguir la tradición de mi padre, nada más.
¿Y por qué transformó el apellido Erreh en Errehmuñoz?
Un deseo de mi padre.
¿Nunca pensó en cambiarse el nombre?
No, nunca.
¿Y no ha tenido problemas con ese nombre tan largo?
Solamente con la documentación oficial. Por ejemplo. en mi credencial de elector o en la licencia de conducir no hay espacio suficiente, entonces han tenido que hacer un "oficio", un documento anexo para escribir mi nombre completo
¿Y en la escuela no le hacían bromas?
No, uno se acostumbra a que la gente pregunte siempre las mismas cosas... que por qué tan largo, que qué significa y así, pero el nombre no me ha dado problemas.
Nombres exóticos
En México son muy creativos para los nombres. De hecho, nadie sabe qué estaban pensando los padres de algunas personas cuando les pusieron nombres como Zoila Vaca del Campo, Hitler o Michael Jordan.
Entre las rarezas, está el caso de una mujer que fue inscrita el 22 de abril de 1914 en el Registro Civil del Distrito Federal con más de 30 nombres.
Los que la conocieron probablemente la llamaban María Saldivar, pero su verdadero nombre era así:
María de la Asunción Luisa Conzaga Guadalupe Refugio Luz Loreto Salud Altagracia Carmen Matilde Josefa Ignacia Francisca Solano Vicenta Ferrer Antonia Ramona Agustina Carlota Inocencia Federica Gabriela de Dolores de los Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y de María Saldivar y Saldivar.
"Mi nombre es para siempre"
El Registro Civil de Coahuila está impulsando una campaña que se llama "Mi nombre es para siempre", con el objetivo de que las personas le pongan nombres a sus hijos que sean fáciles de escribir, pronunciar y recordar.
En el caso del Distrito Federal, el Registro Civil no ha inscrito nombres largos o particularmente raros en los últimos años y está más bien preocupado por agilizar los trámites.
Su más reciente campaña está centrada en la digitalización de 27 millones de actas de nacimiento, matrimonio y defunción.
Sin embargo, las autoridades han visto casos en que la gente no está feliz con su nombre y trata de cambiárselo.
Hegel Cortés, director de la institución, le dijo a BBC Mundo que las leyes permiten el cambio de nombre ante el Tribunal Superior de Justicia sólo cuando existen razones de peso.
"Una persona no puede cambiarse el nombre sólo porque no le gusta, tiene que demostrar ante un juez que le causa menoscabo o discriminación".
En el terreno de los "nombres normales" que no causan mayores inconvenientes, los más comunes entre los recién nacidos en la capital mexicana son Fernanda y Valeria, mientras que en el caso de los hombres llevan la delantera Diego y Santiago.
Es que mi padre es muy afecto a la literatura hindú y quería comenzar una tradición que se perpetuara a través de los años. Por eso yo también le puse a mi hijo ese nombre: Brhadaranyakopanishadvivekachudamani Erreh Muñoz
EL SUCESOR
El hijo del hombre con el nombre más largo sigue la tradición: lleva el mismo nombre que su padre!!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
LANE CHANGING COMING TO SAMOA
APIA, Samoa -- Sometime in the early morning hours of Sept. 7, residents of this small Pacific island nation will stop their cars, take a deep breath, and do something most people would think is suicidal: Start driving on the other side of the road.
Samoa is about to become what's believed to be the first nation since the 1970s to order its drivers to switch from one side of the road to the other. That's spawned an islandwide case of road rage. Opponents have organized two of the biggest protests in Samoan history, and a new activist group -- People Against Switching Sides, or PASS -- has geared up to fight the plan.
The prime minister who hatched Samoa's scheme, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, refuses to do a U-turn. Road-switch opponents are just trying to rattle the government, he says. He has compared a prominent opponent of the switch to a local "avaava" fish -- a sea creature that swims in shallow waters and eats garbage, an insult in Samoan culture.
The main reason for Samoa's switch is that two of its biggest neighbors, Australia and New Zealand, drive on the left-hand side, whereas Samoa currently drives on the right, as in the U.S. By aligning with Australia and New Zealand, the prime minister says, it will be easier for poor Samoans to get cheap hand-me-down cars from the 170,000 or so Samoans who live in those two countries. It could also help more people escape tsunamis, says Mr. Tuilaepa.
It all "makes common sense," says Mr. Tuilaepa in an interview in his office overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the capital city of Apia. Mr. Tuilaepa, who sports a wave of fluffy whitening hair and wears flip-flops, has run the country for more than a decade.
Opponents and some outside experts fear the switch will turn many of Samoa's already-dangerous roads into disaster zones. Roads wind through mountainous jungle terrain with sharp turns, few traffic lights and pedestrians and dogs sharing the lanes. Critics say the switch will add further confusion with drivers likely to forget which side they're supposed to be on.
The move will also add costs -- like carving new doors into buses so passengers can get off on the opposite side of the road -- that critics say are unnecessary in a country heavily reliant on foreign aid.
For car owners, the switch is also expected to drive the value of their vehicles off a cliff, since about 14,000 of the country's 18,000 vehicles are designed to drive on the right. Although such cars will be allowed after the changeover, they are likely to become less desirable.
"To be really quite frank, we find [the change] ridiculous," says Sina Retzlaff-Lima, whose Apia Rentals rental-car company has 40 cars made for driving on the right side of the road.
Globally, about 70% of the world's population drives on the right-hand side of the road. But other parts of the world -- including many countries that were once British colonies -- remain committed to the left.
The root causes of the gap stem from preferences when countries developed their first road rules, says Peter Kincaid, an Australia-based author of "The Rule of the Road," which analyzes world traffic patterns.
Mr. Kincaid says American drivers of horse-drawn carriages tended to ride their horses, or walk alongside them, on the left-hand side of their vehicles so they could wield whips with their right hands. That made it necessary to lead carriages down the right side of the road so drivers could be nearer the center of the street.
A handful of countries have switched over the years, mainly to match up with neighbors that had different standards. Several former British colonies in Africa, including Nigeria, went from left to right in the decades after World War II. Sweden switched sides, from left to right, in 1967, while Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, did the same in 1970 for reasons that even today remain unclear.
Since the 1970s, says Mr. Kincaid, international road rules have remained largely the same -- until Samoa.
With only about 200,000 people and a handful of traffic lights in downtown Apia, Samoa is the western neighbor of American Samoa, an American territory. It is known for its close proximity to the international date line, which makes it possible for some visitors to arrive in Samoa the day before they left.
Samoa settled on right-hand traffic in the early 1900s, when it was under German control. But doubters long thought it made more sense to line up with Australia and New Zealand, and the prime minister agreed, unveiling his plan in 2007.
The idea caught on in some villages, where residents figured it would become easier to get old cars from relatives.
"In the beginning it will be hard, but we'll learn -- we're not stupid," says Leau Apisaloma, a 54-year-old village chief who collects entrance fees from visitors at a beach an hour from Apia.
In Apia, though, opponents are determined to fight the change. Having just taken delivery of an expensive Toyota Tundra from America in late 2006, local lawyer Toleafoa Solomona Toailoa shifted the resistance into high gear. With allies, he formed PASS and helped lead two protest marches, including one featuring a petition with more than 30,000 signatures.
The government refused to budge. Mr. Toleafoa launched his own political party, with plans to contest the next election in 2011. Supporters also took the plan to court, on the grounds that it breaches citizens' right to life by making Samoan roads too dangerous. The case is pending.
With the deadline approaching, the government is speeding ahead. It has added road humps to slow traffic and erected signs that, when unveiled Sept. 7, will remind drivers to stay left. In a TV address about the road change last week, the prime minister warned that "the only thing to fear is fear itself." He listed a series of other steps, including declaring Sept. 7 and 8 national holidays. The government has also set up a "training area" near a sports stadium where drivers can practice the fine art of driving on the left side of the road.
One recent Sunday morning, a bus was seen barreling down the right side of the road in the training area, the driver apparently oblivious to the fact that it was the wrong side. After nearly running head-on into a sport-utility vehicle, the bus driver swerved then returned to the wrong side of the road and chugged on.
Monday, August 24, 2009
COUNTRIES WHO HAVE OR HAVE NOT CHANGED DRIVING LANES
On Sept 7th Samoa will be changing their driving lane from right to left. It is causing an uproar on th island but the president of that small nation is unmoved in his decision. Here are some statistics on who drives where!!!
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE KEPT TO THE LEFT
Countries that use left-hand traffic account for about 30% of the world's population, a sixth of its area and a quarter of its roads. Below, the list.
Anguilla
Antigua
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bermuda
Bhutan
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cayman Islands
Channel Islands
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Grenada
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
Lesotho
Macao
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nieu Island
Norfolk Island
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Island
St Helena
St Kitts-Nevits (-Anguilla)
St Lucia
St Vincent
Seychelles
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Surinam
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand
Tokelau Islands
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Source: The Rule of the Road
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE KEPT TO THE LEFT
Countries that use left-hand traffic account for about 30% of the world's population, a sixth of its area and a quarter of its roads. Below, the list.
Anguilla
Antigua
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bermuda
Bhutan
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cayman Islands
Channel Islands
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Grenada
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
Lesotho
Macao
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nieu Island
Norfolk Island
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Island
St Helena
St Kitts-Nevits (-Anguilla)
St Lucia
St Vincent
Seychelles
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Surinam
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand
Tokelau Islands
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Source: The Rule of the Road
Saturday, August 22, 2009
The Great Pumpkin is from Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- A 1,145-pound pumpkin from the "Kentucky Pumpkin Mafia" came in first place at the Giant Pumpkin Contest at the Indiana State Fair Sunday, officials said.
The Indianapolis Star reported John Van Hook, 42, of Somerset Kentucky, grew the winning pumpkin. Van Hook's brother, a fellow pumpkin grower, also attended the Indianapolis fair sporting a hat emblazoned with "Kentucky Pumpkin Mafia."
It was the second year in a row Kentuckians won top awards at the Indiana fair.
Kentuckians have some advantage over the Indiana growers because their warm season starts earlier, admitted Dwight Slone of Prestonsburg, Ky. Slone and his wife, Karen, entered a pumpkin weighing 1,126 pounds that took second place.
Roger Howard, 61, a pumpkin grower in Grovertown, Ind., agreed.
"They start their growing the first of April because they can, because it's warm down there, whereas up north I can't start mine until the end of April," Howard said.
Most other "weigh-offs" are held in October so everyone is playing on even ground and can catch up, he said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
The Indianapolis Star reported John Van Hook, 42, of Somerset Kentucky, grew the winning pumpkin. Van Hook's brother, a fellow pumpkin grower, also attended the Indianapolis fair sporting a hat emblazoned with "Kentucky Pumpkin Mafia."
It was the second year in a row Kentuckians won top awards at the Indiana fair.
Kentuckians have some advantage over the Indiana growers because their warm season starts earlier, admitted Dwight Slone of Prestonsburg, Ky. Slone and his wife, Karen, entered a pumpkin weighing 1,126 pounds that took second place.
Roger Howard, 61, a pumpkin grower in Grovertown, Ind., agreed.
"They start their growing the first of April because they can, because it's warm down there, whereas up north I can't start mine until the end of April," Howard said.
Most other "weigh-offs" are held in October so everyone is playing on even ground and can catch up, he said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
Friday, August 21, 2009
Man falls 30 feet; injuries slight
NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York businessman stepped outside an off-track betting facility, lit a cigar, and fell through a rusted-out metal sidewalk plate, officials said.
Vincent Riggio, 59, fell 30 feet into the basement of a clothing store in the TriBeCa area when the corroded metal plate holding the basement's doors in place gave way, the New York Post reported Sunday.
"He came out, he had a cigar, he stepped on the platform and he fell," said Freddy Chew, a deliveryman. "I looked down the hole. He was down there, squatting down. There was a lot of dust."
Chew called 911 and Riggio calmly telephoned his wife to tell her what had happened.
When authorities arrived, one firefighter was lowered by rope into the basemen, put a harness around Riggio, and hoisted him up.
"He was banged up a little bit, but he had no life-threatening injuries," said Battalion Chief James Sheridan.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
Vincent Riggio, 59, fell 30 feet into the basement of a clothing store in the TriBeCa area when the corroded metal plate holding the basement's doors in place gave way, the New York Post reported Sunday.
"He came out, he had a cigar, he stepped on the platform and he fell," said Freddy Chew, a deliveryman. "I looked down the hole. He was down there, squatting down. There was a lot of dust."
Chew called 911 and Riggio calmly telephoned his wife to tell her what had happened.
When authorities arrived, one firefighter was lowered by rope into the basemen, put a harness around Riggio, and hoisted him up.
"He was banged up a little bit, but he had no life-threatening injuries," said Battalion Chief James Sheridan.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Dog wants to help with mowing lawn
CINCINNATI (UPI) -- A retired Cincinnati firefighter says his pet Shih Tzu loves to sit on his riding lawnmower with him when he cuts his grass.
Former firefighter and paramedic Bill Rinear said he bolted a wicker container to the top of his lawnmower so Minnie the Shih Tzu can enjoy taking part in the outdoors chore, The Cincinnati Enquirer said.
The sight of a dog sitting atop a moving lawnmower apparently draws it fair share of attention.
"People get out of their cars and just stare at us," Rinear said. "They wonder: 'What kind of an idiot has a dog riding in a basket on top of his lawn mower?'"
Rinear says he just like to spend time with his small 6-year-old dog.
"I'm the kind of idiot who used to unzip his sweatshirt and tuck her inside," he told the Enquirer. "When I would cut grass, she would stick her head out of the opening."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
Former firefighter and paramedic Bill Rinear said he bolted a wicker container to the top of his lawnmower so Minnie the Shih Tzu can enjoy taking part in the outdoors chore, The Cincinnati Enquirer said.
The sight of a dog sitting atop a moving lawnmower apparently draws it fair share of attention.
"People get out of their cars and just stare at us," Rinear said. "They wonder: 'What kind of an idiot has a dog riding in a basket on top of his lawn mower?'"
Rinear says he just like to spend time with his small 6-year-old dog.
"I'm the kind of idiot who used to unzip his sweatshirt and tuck her inside," he told the Enquirer. "When I would cut grass, she would stick her head out of the opening."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
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