As in: "Whereas JoAnn Parks has said 'that when people look at Max they see a reflection of themselves and are able to better express themselves by tuning into their individual spirit.'"
City Councilman Bill Henry sought the proclamation at Kiefaber's request. "The mayor's office was game," Dixon spokesman Sterling Clifford said.
I think they should make it an annual thing. One more wacky date for the Public Works calendar.
Don't know him, haven't talked to him
If there were corporate sponsors when Star Jones and Al Reynolds got hitched, why not as they split?
The Young, Black & Fabulous, a celebrity Web site, reported the other day that Under Armour had hired Reynolds, soon-to-be-ex of the ex-View host, as a model.
"Al Reynolds will endorse their 30+ clothing line this summer," the site said. "The Baltimore, Maryland sports wear manufacturer has said that Reynolds ads will appear beginning in July. Reynolds will become the company's first non sports star to endorse a line."
But what about Reynolds' less-than-macho image? "What straight man in his right mind would dress like this?" the blog Pretty Boring opined last year, when Reynolds appeared at his birthday party in white tux jacket, shorts and knee socks.
Is that why Under Armour stock took a dive this week?
I e-mailed company spokesman Tai Foster about the report. He immediately e-mailed back to say it was not true. He also phoned within minutes to make sure I got the e-mail.
"There is no relationship whatsoever between the brand and Al Reynolds," he said. "That is not the image that the brand is pursuing."
Well, he's a hardworking guy - and he's very well-paid
From The Jerusalem Post: "On Wednesday, visiting Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley displayed something most Israelis lack - an admiration for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
"'I have always found him to be a very forward-looking, hard-working leader who understands the importance of a government that actually functions and works to protect the security of its people,' O'Malley, a former mayor of Baltimore, told The Jerusalem Post. ... He met with Olmert in his Jerusalem office two hours after Labor Party chairman Ehud Barak threatened early elections and a day after U.S philanthropist Morris Talansky testified that he had given Olmert $150,000 in cash.
"In their 30-minute conversation the two leaders spoke about everything but the corruption probe and Olmert's shaky government."
