Betty Deuce: Colossus on my Haid

Oh dear. Poor Betty Deuce left the palace with a turbine on her head. It can't be easy for an 84-year-old woman to carry that thing on her noggin. HRH looks like the wealthy sister of Mrs. Claus.

But carry it she does, all the way to Westminster Abbey to mark the 450th anniversary of the granting of the Abbey's Royal Charter by Betty the First.


Sir Isaac Newton, buried in the nave of the church, rose from his grave to study the mechanics of Betty's bonnet.

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Morgellons Disease

I read last night that singer Joni Mitchell is suffering from Morgellons Disease, which reportedly prevented the famous Canadian from performing at the Olympics.

This odd disease sounds like science fiction... it leaves painful sores all over the body. The sores ooze blue, black or red fibers, white threads and little black specks of sand-like material. Bizarre!

Most people report an itching, biting or clawing sensation, as though something were crawling under the skin. While the odd threads resemble some type of hyphae, a filamentous form of fungus, they are not natural.

Doctors don't know what causes the disease, who is at risk and exactly how many people may be suffering. One count has the number at 1,200, but The Morgellons Foundation fears the real number of infected people is much higher. Some patients are finding relief with either antibiotics and/or a form of colloidal silver -- also being used in treatment of MS.

The disease has an unusual geographic spread in clusters, large ones, which suggests that it may have some environmental or infective origin. The clusters are in California, Texas and Florida, with cases showing up elsewhere in the country and in the UK, France and Germany.

Since January 2008, the CDC has been studying Morgellons Disease, trying to establish the cause, which remains unknown, with theories ranging from deliberate chemical experiments to environmental toxins to psychosomatic origins.

The name comes from a condition involving "black hairs" emerging from the skin of children that was documented in France in the 1600s. It is unknown if it is the same disease.

A.L. and A.L. Down Under

Transsexual superstar Amanda Lepore at a media call before the big Mardi Gras Party at Kit & Kaboodle in Sydney.


American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is also there.

Both sing.

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Grammy Attire

"Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe at a Grammy party, and a stack of tires.

So alike, and yet only one is measured in pounds per square inch.

The New Year's Eve 2010 Blue Moon Eclipse

The lunar eclipse of the New Year's Eve 2010 blue moon, as seen from Palmer, Alaska. (click pic for larger image)

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I've Just Seen a Face

Scientololoco and science experiment Priscilla Presley, 64, former wife of Elvis, is able to speak. Click the pic for a better look.

Cirque du Soleil is planning a "Viva Elvis" tribute production for the new City Center in Las Vegas.

Priscilla will not be joining the acrobatic circus... although her outfit will be used in it.


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