In death as in life, timing is everything…

(NewsCore) – COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. — A Minnesota woman won $15,000 in the lottery a month after she died, with her husband left surprised as he did not know she even played, KARE-TV reported Saturday.

Ginny McCauley, of Cottage Grove, Minn., died of cancer in November, but two friends she played the lottery with for . . . → Read More: In death as in life, timing is everything…

“Touchdown Jesus” statue torched by God.

If you’ve everĀ traveledĀ I-75 through Ohio in the past six years then you’ve probably passed by the Solid Rock Church which is famous for a 62-foot tall statue of Jesus that faces the freeway. This is what it looks like:

And the Lord saw the touchdown and it was good!

Or rather I should say, . . . → Read More: “Touchdown Jesus” statue torched by God.

15-year-old girl recovering from SUV accident is hit by an SUV, in her bedroom.

I don’t believe in God, but if I did I’d have to say that he must have something against this poor girl:

Shannon Broome, 15, of Jacksonville, Florida, was home in bed recovering from a deadly SUV accident when an SUV plowed through the wall of her bedroom just after midnight Tuesday morning and pinned . . . → Read More: 15-year-old girl recovering from SUV accident is hit by an SUV, in her bedroom.

God does exist and he has a twisted sense of humor.

I provide the following news item as proof of that statement:

Roman Hahslinger, a police spokesman, said: “He was a very religious man and had been scared when he was trapped in the lift and had prayed for release.

“A short while later he was pulled out of the elevator and he went straight to . . . → Read More: God does exist and he has a twisted sense of humor.

Irony Defined: Skin sanitizer recalled due to bacterial contamination.

If you’ve got any skin sanitizer products produced by Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory Inc. of Roy, Utah then you may want to throw them out. Seems the FDA has issued a warning that the products are contaminated with bacteria:

Analyses of several samples of over-the-counter topical antimicrobial skin sanitizer and skin protectant products revealed high . . . → Read More: Irony Defined: Skin sanitizer recalled due to bacterial contamination.

Kmart starts selling abstinence promoting pants and then lies about it.

This is pretty funny. Several blogs I read have been commenting on a new line of girl’s crop pants available at Kmart that have the slogan True Love Waits silk screened on them. People who, like me, are skeptical that a slogan on pants is going to do much to keep teens from having sex . . . → Read More: Kmart starts selling abstinence promoting pants and then lies about it.

The last day at the old job.

It’s funny how the last day on a job you’re about to resign from ends up being somewhat bittersweet even if the job wasn’t all that great to begin with. At least it seems that way if you’ve got a halfway decent working relationship with your coworkers, which I somehow managed to develop in the . . . → Read More: The last day at the old job.

Unintelligently De-lined

I promise the title’s pun is the unfunniest thing about this story. 

There is a rich, deep kind of irony that must be shared. I’m blogging this from the Apple store in the Mall of America, because I’m too amused to want to wait until I get back to my hotel room.

I went . . . → Read More: Unintelligently De-lined

President Bush: Clearly delusional and built to stay that way.

Today’s bit of President Bush failing to recognize irony when he’s giving a speech comes from the recent CPAC event.

Bush: “Peace And Prosperity” At Stake In Election – Politics on The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — President Bush, rallying conservatives for a battle against Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, says . . . → Read More: President Bush: Clearly delusional and built to stay that way.

Texas Baptists show they don’t understand the word “interfaith.”

The folks who run the evangelical megachurch named Hyde Park Baptist Church in Texas may want to invest in a couple of dictionaries as it’s clear that they don’t understand the meaning of the words “interfaith” or “tolerance” and need to look them up. They had originally agreed to host the Austin Area Interreligious Ministries’ . . . → Read More: Texas Baptists show they don’t understand the word “interfaith.”