Dan Jenson

Three wonderful comedians died recently and I would like to take a moment to honor them. George Carlin was the first and least surprising to go. He left us with hours of footage and a long career to look back on. If you ever get the chance check out some of the stuff that he did before he died.

Bernie Mac was the next man to leave this world. He was an upstanding role model for children and adults across the nation. He was most known for his work on the Bernie Mac Show, but he will also be missed as one of the Original Kings of Comedy.

Issac Hayes is the last comedian on the list. Even though it was not what he was most famous for, we will always remember his work on the show South Park, as “Chef”. These men enriched and enhanced our lives. May you rest in peace brothers.

If you don’t know who Usain Bolt is by now then you have been living under a rock, or not watching the Olympics. In any case, Usain Bolt is the first man since the games resumed in 1896 to break the world record in the 100 and 200 meter dashes during the same Olympics. He also ran the third leg of the 4×100 Jamaican relay team that shattered the previous record heal by the American team that included Carl Lewis.

Many theories have been tossed around on the secret of the Jamaican team’s success. Drugs are the number one controversial story, but another has surfaced, slavery. The head coach says that since the Jamaicans have bee through so many slavery revolts that they are genetically predisposed to run faster than other competitors. Many scientists dismiss this theory saying that other races have historically gone through slavery as well. More on this subject as it develops.

Angel Matos of Cuba kicked a referee in the face yesterday after he had been disqualified from a bronze medal Taekwondo match. Obviously not happy with the ruling, he said he thought that the match was rigged and that his opponent had bribed the judge.

Angel and his coach have been banned for life from competing in all championships sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation and all information and record of this athlete will be erased. Tough break tough guy!

Two gentlemen have been found guilty of vandalizing a more than 60 year old sign at the Grand Canyon National Park. Apparently these two hit the road just to go out and fix typos on government and private signs.

The reason for their conviction was that one of the guys had added a comma and put a apostrophe were it belonged. They have been banned from national parks across the US, are on probation for a year, and had to pay a fine. For more info check out this link at FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,409382,00.html

It turns out, according to a recent poll, that parents are not as concerned with underage drinking as they once were. What has replaced this fear is violent video games. Pornography was also surpassed in the worried parent category by video games with only 17% of parents polled saying that was their main concern.

The game at the top of the list is Grand Theft Auto IV, a game that takes place in a fictional town called Liberty City, meant to simulate New York City. In this game you can hire prostitutes, kill cops, and hang out at the strip club. No wonder parents are worried, but as always it is up to them to monitor what their kids are allowed to consume as young Americans. More responsible parents leads to more responsible adults.