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The Boehner visit as seen from across the street [The Arena]

Monday morning, on my way to protest John Boehner, Hell suddenly broke loose all around me. I was momentarily surrounded by blaring sirens, arrays of red and blue strobe lights the like of which could have sent every epileptic in the Ohio River Valley into seizures, and a line of long, black, bullet proof SUV's. The guest of honor of our protest, Speaker of the House John Boehner, had arrived.

Toward the end of the cold war, we learned that a deep resentment was percolating through Muscovites. After years of failing to ensure adequate transportation infrastructure for the city, a fast growing phalanx of frustrated Communist Party apparatchiks made the motorcade the city's status symbol of choice. Dozens of them zipped back and forth across the city; blocking intersections, running cars off the road and ignoring speed limits. The officials had solved their traffic problem by making everyone else's traffic problem that much worse.

Know any good stories about Colonel Sanders? [The Arena]

"If you tell them you know the names of the 11 herbs and spices contained in the Colonel's secret recipe, it's good for a free drink in any bar in the world.

Travel around the world, and you’ll find that when you tell folks you’re from Kentucky, they will immediately ask you about Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.  They won’t be terribly impressed when you tell them that KFC and their parent company, YUM!

Louisville news: Rand Paul doesn't say no about running for president; does he realize people outside of KY vote? edition [News]

Local news for Feb. 8, 2011
  • "In an interview with ABC News, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Bowling Green, said Republicans 'aren’t maybe brave enough' to tackle the deficit. When asked if he will someday run for President, Paul noted that he’s only been in Washington a month. 'Come back and ask me in a few months … We’ll see,' he said.

Louisville news: Yum! owns the world edition [News roundup]

A summary of local news for December 9, 2010

    •    KFC is bringing the Colonel to Africa, big time. [Courier-Journal]
    •    New stadium…check. How about an NBA team to call it home? [Courier-Journal]

2010 Miss World, Alexandria Mills, returns to Louisville [News]

Blonde hair, blue eyes Miss World, Alexandria Mills returns to the great city of Louisville. Mayor Jerry Abramson welcomed back, reigning Miss World, and honored her with the Distinguished Citizen Award. View the video of her being honored, her modeling video, and additional pictures.

Blonde hair, blue eyes Miss World, Alexandria Mills, returns to the great city of Louisville. Mayor Jerry Abramson welcomed back, reigning Miss World, and honored her with the Distinguished Citizen Award. View the video of her being honored, her modeling video, and additional pictures. 

BieberHair app turns anyone, including pets, into Justin Bieber [Technology]

Finally, an app that's worth downloading (on Android and iPhone). Ever want that Bieber hair on your head? Well no worries my friends, I can get you there for less than a large McDonald's sweet tea. Now sing with me, baby, baby, baby, ohhhhhh! Also, see how BieberHair looks on Rand Paul, Greg Fischer and Katie King!

Finally, an app that's worth downloading (on Android and iPhone). Ever want that Bieber hair on your head? Well no worries my friends, I can get you there for less than a large McDonald's sweet tea. Now sing with me, baby, baby, baby, ohhhhhh!

Louisville's Alexandria Mills wins Miss World pageant [News]

Recent high school grad wows 'em in China at event's 60th annual pageant.

Louisville's Alexandria Mills (nope, never heard of her either) was crowned Miss World at the event's 60th annual pageant Saturday, Oct. 30 in Sanya, China.

From Mills's biography on the Miss World website:

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