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What is the fun of World Cup Soccer? Normally soccer is the last thing I like to watch on tv. What, 22 men, two nets and a ball. Yawn. And that off side rule, I just don't get it. And everytime I think I got it, I don't see it happening. But then the World Cup series start and the play is the best in the world. Very good actions, beautiful goals. And of course, I am ashamed to admit, the...

This blog is excerpted from Ruth Hamilton's autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga," which she wrote at the age of 90. In part 1, we shared Ruth's chapter on meeting the son of the famous artist Paul Gauguin during a trip to Denmark in the summer of 1937. In part 2, Ruth has been invited to the studio of Jean Rene Gauguin, a sculptor for the famous Danish porcelain factory, Bing and Grondle. Up...

API - Hawaii - April 1, 2009 The office of the presidency of the United States was thrown into complete turmoil this morning when it was announced by Hawaiian state officials that Barack Hussein Obama was not born on native soil. After extensive testing and research, the birth certificate with his name, place and date of birth was indisputably proved to be a counterfeit. President Obama, who is...

In 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Her trip started out memorably when she came face-to-face with the son of a famous painter, and she even was invited to watch him at work in his studio. Now, she's on her way to Germany. The following diary entry appears in her autobiography, "The...