When The News Gets You Down . . .

When the daily load of depressing news just gets too much to bear, take a side trip to Bill Doty's Broken Newz. The news is the same, but Doty provides a whole new (and sometimes very funny) perspective. Some examples of "Broken Newz" headlines:

New Poll: If Bush Breaks Leg, Majority Approve Putting Him Down

Canada Orders Mounties to U.S. Border to Prevent Influx of Crappy Film Productions

72 Virgins Club Relaxes Membership Rules

Osama bin Laden Releases Latest Message on Myspace Page [Be sure to click the proffered link].

FDA Denies Benefits of Medicinal Marijuana; Little Debbie Stocks Plummet [This one is an inside joke for those of us who, like WJC, "didn't inhale."]

The humor is uneven (after all, who can be funny 24/7) and sometimes descends to the truly pornographic (see Helen Thomas Hooks Up With Cancun Boy-Toy). Also, there is a whole ton of ads to ignore, although some of them will be intriguing to the males among us. But, if you can tolerate the unevenness and clutter, it'll brighten your day.

Oh, and for those of you who are tired of reading, there are some great White House greeting cards and political cartoons: For example: