Oh--Denver cops identified Bruce Rice as a "transient."

Oops--An ad in the Texas Monthly urges a vote for David Dewhurst, Republican hopeful for lieutenant governor of Texas. The ad features a uniformed soldier against the backdrop of Old Glory.

In fact, it's a German soldier in a German uniform and displaying a German insignia and name tag. A former CIA official, Dewhurst, recently was appointed Texas Homeland Security chief. He concedes he looked the ad over "a couple of times" before approving it.

Cuppa GI Starbucks--"Caffeine can help increase reaction time and improve performance for military men and women who must perform complex tasks for long periods," a report by the National Academy of Sciences says.

'Oh say can you see...'?-- "Wrapping Ads in the Flag. Businesses use patriotic fervor to get Americans to spend."--Washington Post web site.

A growth profession?--"It's been the busiest we've been in 10 years. We had to get extra chairs and commandeer extra staff. People are working very hard. We're running overtime."--A Washington, D.C. welfare administrator.

'Worth' more than you thought--With apparently little respect for the privacy of the Royal Family of the United Kingdom, the Royal Rich Report asserts that the queen is at least six times wealthier than her tax payments suggest. Her actual wealth is estimated at $2.5 billion plus. The queen's love of horses costs some $1.4 million a year. Our cat was visibly irked by that figure.

Social data--An Orange County, California, reader with an inclination for research, sent a one-inch display ad from the 1999 area phone book. For the year 2000, our informant advises, the ad reappears, but larger. The ads offer the services of an eviction attorney.

Even there a tad of unequal equality--Last year, the compensation for the 30 highest paid women executives was, on average $8.7 million. For the 30 highest paid male executives, it was $112.9 million.  
 
 
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