No, not poltergeists, something much better:

Dr. Daniel G. Schultz, director of the F.D.A.’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said that the F.D.A.’s review of company-sponsored studies on silicone implants, as well as long-term use of the implants around the world, was enough to approve the use of the implants in the best interest of American women. Dr. Schultz cautioned however, that no device is completely foolproof and some implants may need to be replaced eventually due to leaks or ruptures.

“Women should know that breast implants are not lifetime devices,” he told reporters over the phone last night. “Women having these procedures done need to be prepared for the fact that there is a likelihood they will require additional surgery,” he added.

So as you celebrate Thanksgiving in a few days, there's one more thing to be thankful for.

So, the company is sending me to Chicago next week for a job. OK, that's fine. However, the fact that they are flying me up there on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 does have me a little bit spooked.

But I'm sure I'll be fine. If any terrorists have designs on the plane I'm occupying, I've got two words for them:

Let's Roll!

UPDATE:  Whew, the flight was uneventful, aside from the weather, all is well.

They're now the top party school in the nation.

Sniff... ah the memories...

It's not every day you hear the Prime Minister of Japan sing an Elvis tune...

You're a pretty good Elvis singer," the president said, in an obvious prompt to his guest. Bush knew what was coming, having previously experienced Koizumi's tendency to burst into song when it comes to the late rock 'n' roll legend who is the Japanese leader's undisputed musical hero.

Koizumi quickly complied. "Love me tender," he sang. "Wise men say, `Only fools rush in.' "

Enter the special tour guides for the two leaders' private tour of Graceland: Presley's only child and heir, Lisa Marie, and her mother, Priscilla. "I want you, I love you," remarked Koizumi, spouting more Elvis tunes. Draping his arm around Lisa Marie, he went on. "Hold me close, hold me tight," the prime minister crooned.

And what were they serving on Air Force One on the way to Graceland? Grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches, of course.

UPDATE: Thank you, thank you very much.

UPDATE II: Wait, this one's better...

I rarely win anything on radio contests. If you're supposed to be caller number 10, I'll usually be the ninth caller. But today, my luck changed.

Our local Fox News radio station has been having people call in to register for a rather nice prize. I happened to be caller number seven about a week ago, and was registered for the drawing for the grand prize.

Well, this morning was the grand prize giveaway. It went something like this. At 7:10AM (to coincide with their station number, 710AM) they would call out a name of someone who had been registered. That person had seven minutes and ten seconds to call in to claim the prize, and if they didn't call in, there were a list of alternates they would use until someone did call in to claim the prize.

So at 7:10 I'm in my car on my way to work, and they said they had the name of the winner, who would have seven minutes and ten seconds to call in and claim the prize. And, much to my surprise, they called my name. It took me 51 seconds to call in, because I was so nervous, I was having trouble hitting the right numbers on my cell phone. And I won!

This is the biggest thing I've ever won, and I am so stoked. Oh, what did I win, you ask? Round trip airline tickets for two and hotel, to New Jersey to go see the Hannity Freedom Concert at Six Flags.

Oh, it's going to be cool. Lots of special guests, including Zell Miller, Ann Coulter, Tom Delay, and Ollie North, just to name a few. The concert is in about a month, so I have to wait awhile, but it will definitely be worth it.

SWEET!!!

Well, the Fangji Cat Meatball restaurant, for one.

Be careful what you're drinking...

Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when a pickled corpse tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website reported.

According to online magazine www.zsaru.hu, workers in Szeged in the south of Hungary tried to move the barrel after they had drained it, only to find it was surprisingly heavy and were shocked when the body of a naked man fell out.

Yikes! Apparently, the guy had died, and his wife shipped him back from Jamaica 20 years earlier to avoid the cost and paperwork of an official return.

UPDATE: It seems Reuters has retracted the story...