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We're not posting a Weekend Eudemon this morning. Eric is preparing to attend an out-of-town wedding, which means light packing and getting the babysitters situated for his children. Too much stuff, too little time. Note: We plan to discontinue "The Punchy Journal." Despite repeat notices that

> William Crutchfield was deep in debt and looking for a way out. Authorities say Crutchfield apparently watched with envy as Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph was headed to prison for life and aspired to the same fate - allowing him to live off the government while behind bars. > So

We're skeptical that it's a problem in Colorado and we're curious about the substantive difference between a "sex slave" and a prostitute with a pimp, but we're glad this international scourge is finally getting the attention and condemnation is deserves:

A woman suddenly became a man and now wants to join a Buddhist monastery. One of the oddest stories we've read this week. Link [http://new.mweb.co.za/news/news_story.jsp?content=136801]. Excerpts: > Thin Sandar, a chicken seller in Myanmar, had always dreamed of

> A paedophile sacked by a Christian publishing company after being convicted of sexually abusing a four-year-old girl is suing his employers for unfair dismissal. Link [http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/14/npaed14.xml].

The birth control patch is dangerous, it would seem: > [A] dozen women, most in their late teens and early 20s . . . died last year from blood clots believed to be related to the birth control patch. Dozens more survived strokes and other clot-related problems, according to federal drug safety reports

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A father kills his son in an effort to toughen him up . . . and to make sure the boy isn't gay: > Even though the boy would shake and wet himself, his father, Ronnie Paris Jr., would box with the 3-year-old, slapping him in the head until he cried

We like John Miller, but today isn't his day. First, he makes the confessional goof. Then he says this about hockey: > There may be some rule changes to create more scoring, and that's probably a good idea. But if it hasn't already happened,

> The winner of a German beauty contest has confessed she used to be a man. > Judges at the Miss Marksmen Festival 2005 competition held in Hanover voted unanimously for 24-year-old Kira. > She was among nine leggy contestants at the traditional men's only shooting club'