Drugs
Scientists have discovered particles of cocaine and marijuana, as well as caffeine and tobacco, in the air of Rome, Italy's capital. The concentration of drugs was heaviest in the air around Rome's Sapienza university, though the National Research Council's Dr. Angelo Cecinato warned against drawing conclusions about students' recreational habits.

But there is a chance the doctor is at the university right now doing some more testing. Makes me wonder where the Las Vegas City Council and Clark County Commissioners are going in the valley to get their highs, judging by some of their recent votes, especially on strip clubs. Probably safe to say, Oscar just goes to his office and cracks some more Bombay.

Money
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (DLTR) said that sales for the first quarter were $975.0 million, a 13.8% increase from $856.5 million, for the same period, one year ago.
That's probably because with soaring food, fuel, and utility costs, many people can't even afford to shop at Wal-Mart anymore, even with its employee unfriendly business plans to keep costs down.

At the Spelling Bee
The English language went completely off the map Thursday morning at the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, leaving the 59 remaining spellers to wrestle with little-seen creatures of the dictionary such as "ptilopod."
"Is that English?" asked 12-year-old Josiah Wright of Fleetwood, N.C.
"They tell me it is," the judge deadpanned.

"Is that English?" That is what I ask whenever I read e-mails or see text messages--in our sound-bite and quick messaging world, grammar, spelling, and meaning are non-existent. And for anyone who cares...ptilopod is not in MY four inch thick Webster's Dictionary, so I think Josiah had a legitimate question.