When Love Congeals: The art of gossip reached some sort of high water mark this morning as the New York Post's Page Six runs an item saying that a former president, soon-to-be billionaire, married to a U.S. Senator, father of an Oxford scholar and owner of a beautiful new chocolate lab puppy has broken up with his girl friend. It's all just too, too much.

New Dem Enemy - Timing: There is the whiff of desperation to the most recent keening from liberals, dems and ACLU depressives as they blame 'time' for their woes . Bush "timed" his speech on War Department reorganization to blow hearing testimony off the front page. Ashcroft "timed" the announcement of Jose Padilla's dirty bomb activities to distract from the FBI problems. Isn't there an old joke about timing?

A "Jaws" Jihad? Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the FBI tells us to beware of a different kind of shark. Agents visited dive shops across the country yesterday. They must know something.

Love Me Do: Here's an early report on the McCartney wedding in an Irish castle. It notes that vegetable curry was served. Paul's first wife, Linda, converting him to the vegan life and famously said, "I never eat anything with a face." We wonder how long it will be before his new bride is sneaking out for a Big Mac. Pleh. Vegetable curry doesn't even look nice.

Topless, Yes, But Chickens? We know Vegas has dropped their kiddie-friendly, family welcoming promotion and gone back to a much raunchier scene complete with lap dancing and nikkid show girls but this is ridiculous . This act ran in New York's Chinatown for years, and trust us, it's a scam. The chicken knows nothing.

LDotter Staff Note: Just to let you know we are not all sharpies and city slickers, the Staff Mouser has just purchased a red pick-up truck. Actually, her former jet-jockey husband did it but she approves and has named it "Janet." No word if she has Charlie Sheen trussed up in the back.

-Your Just-Folks LComStaff