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A “guerrilla gardener” and his neighbors planted a vegetable garden by a sidewalk. A neighbor complained, and now he has to remove all the trellises and supports or face a fine of $2000 per day.

Although gameplay isn’t violent or graphic, I’m not sure about rating a game like “Frat Party Games: Beer Pong” suitable for teens. Also note that this article gives contacts for Nintendo and the game developers, especially for indignant parents.

“An obscure law makes it a crime for Wisconsin residents to enter marriage in another state if that marriage is illegal here. It carries a fine up to $10,000 and nine months in prison.”

Verizon sent a bill to Andy, a Lhasa Apso. Even more amusing to me, though, is the fact that Andy has his own active AmEx card. I guess no one checks signatures, after all.

“If you’re in a 401(k) plan and you’ve been investing every month and you’ve been watching the markets go down, the biggest mistake you could make is stop investing now. ” This is reassuring advice for me and mine.

On top of cutting jobs, NWA will “begin charging $15 for a passenger’s first checked bag and service fees for frequent-flier tickets. It also will boost fees for ticket changes.” Guess we’d better cash in our frequent-flier miles ASAP.

“[The stone tablet dubbed ‘Gabriel’s Revelation’] should read ‘In three days, you shall live. I Gabriel command you.’ If so, Jesus-era Judaism had begun to explore the idea of a three-day resurrection before Jesus was born.”

“While individuals can ask the DMV to print plates for other faiths — for a $4,000 fee — the request would be subject to significant limits and rules not imposed for the Christian plate. Other tags could feature a religious symbol… but no words would be allowed.”

They volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, local food banks, and other organizations, but now they’re selling their house, moving into a less extravagant one, and donating half the proceeds to charity. That’s putting your money where your mouth is.

‘At Thanksgiving, Hall refused to pray with his table and says an officer told him to go sit somewhere else. Also, after he was nearly killed when his humvee was attacked, he says a fellow soldier asked him, “do you believe in Jesus now?”’

‘The study group reported that it could find no evidence that the primary rationale for imposing the policy — that openly gay or lesbian service members pose “an unacceptable risk” to morale and unit cohesion — “remains valid.”’