[JS Online]

A 57-year-old south side man, who might have been struggling with a hangover, is charged today with shooting his lawn mower with a sawed-off shotgun.

“I’ll tell you the truth,” a criminal complaint quotes an apparently inebriated Keith Walendowski. “I got p****** because my lawn mower wouldn’t start, so I got my shotgun and shot it.

“I can do that. It’s my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want,” Walendowski told police.

Read more here.

[From me]

Actually I’ve wanted to do that myself.

In related news the grass at Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn University has been replaced by artificial turf due to the cheerleaders grazing on the field.

[Written from my Treo]

I’m @ Carowinds with our students by the wavepool. A short while ago the Life guards made everyone get out because of a “Code 10-7″. I joked it was probably a “Caddyshack” moment! Now there was no Baby Ruth but there was the “real thing.” I couldn’t make this up.

The onlything missing is a scuba diver. One brave Life Guard went out & skimmed “it” up with a cup. People ask me where I get some of my stories-LIFE! You gotta love it!

BTW: I’m done swimming today.

[Update] you won’t believe this-they shocked the pool & let people back in only to have another Code 10-7! I have pictures for when I get home!

Here is the Lifeguard skimming the wave pool.

[NJ.com]

Twenty-nine eighth graders at a Hunterdon County school received two days detention after they paid for their $2 lunches with pennies, officials said.

Read about it here.

[From me]

O my.  Good thing I didn’t think about this when I was in school.  Of course my friends and I never ate in the lunch room because we skipped to go eat at Taco Casa in Tuscaloosa!

What do you think?

Our neighbor, Steve, knocked on the door at 6:15 PM tonight and asked if we wanted 4 free tickets to the Bobcats vs. Mavs game! These weren’t nosebleed seats. We had a table, TV, reclining seats and our own personal waiter. Sweet.

Here are the free ultimate nachos that they gave us!

Jacob and Hope enjoying the game and nachos!

My beautiful bride analyzing the game.

Thanks Steve! We had a great time even though the Mavs won! Uptown Charlotte is a cool place to hang out.

Many of you may have missed my American Idol audition  so I have  included it here for your enjoyment.

Here is the guy who tried to steal my song: