Hello,

It's a bit chilly this morning, 42 degrees, but it promises to be another gloriously sunny day. Why am I writing like that? That's not how I usually talk. Oh well! Still no pope, big surprise, so the cardinals will be meeting again today. There's already been one vote (oooh more black smoke) and will be one more this morning and two more in the afternoon if they don't have one picked in the morning. And to prove that they won't be outdone by the U.S.'s presidential election, the nominees for the papacy are experiencing some mudslinging of their own. Rumors, gossip and past "sins" are being dredged up.

Ridiculous item of the day: Never put your pet's name down when entering a cash drawing. One man in British Columbia found that out the hard way. He entered a cash drawing at a gas station and the winner turned out to be Mr. Jengles. That is the name of the man's dog, also the name he put down on the entry card. The gas station attendant said that a dog couldn't cash a check (duh!) and would not give the $410 to the dog's owner (HIS name wasn't on the entry form). The attendant plans on donating the money to the local SPCA. The dog, a miniature dachsund-pinscher cross, has been eerily silent.

That's all for now. Enjoy your day