Obesity is now a problem in the navy. They've created a new rank: Really Big Rear Admiral.

I'm nothing if not an optimist.

The first presidential debate was down in Florida. Residents spent all day putting plywood on their televisions.

The Bush campaign for re-election has officially begun. They're actually running television commercials. Have you seen any of the television commercials? In one of the commercials, you see George Bush for thirty seconds. In another commercial, you get to see George Bush for sixty seconds - kind of like his stint in the National Guard.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has new balloons this year including the Pillsbury Doughboy balloon and the first openly gay balloon. Also the Thomas Tank Engine balloon, and they even have the Ebola nurse balloon.

Mitt Romney is quite a guy. At one point he and his wife bought a zoo and fired all the animals.

Today would have been the birthday of Osama bin Laden. It makes me remember when Seal Team 6 threw him a surprise party.