Whale Explodes, Showers Innards on Town - Fri Jan 30,11:02 AM - AP

TAINAN, Taiwan - Folks in Taiwan wish the insides of a whale had stayed there. People covered their noses and business came to a halt after a dead, decomposing whale being transported on a truck burst because of a gas buildup.

--That seemed like a good idea at the time...

My Father is sick. - January 1, 2004

I found out tonight my father has lung cancer in both lungs. He has been on chemotherapy for six weeks and didn't tell anyone. He loves us and didn't want us to worry. He's 84.

--What a kick in the nuts...