Last fall I planted a passion vine. The original passion vine is a wild plant, and this was one of its domesticated cousins. The vine grew very well, which is not surprising since the wild variety can grow into a large, weedy vine.

The Humane Society Naples, the Shelter for Abused Women and Children and Germain BMW will be holding the "Strut Your Mutt Halloween Pet Costume Contest" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday at Germain BMW, 11286 Tamiami Trail North in Naples.

QJ.net posted today a massive list of patches from the upcoming Age of Conan update. Even though the leaked list is considered preliminary, it features significant updates and changes to every feature, and most notably to the massive PvP and player class

It starts with ants. Then come the spiders. Then mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and chiggers. Just the thought makes us squirm and itch, then run for a hot shower, clutching tightly a bar of Fels Naptha soap in the hand we're not using to scratch with.

Ah! Your sh*theads are sooo sweet! Would you like a piece of meat? Message from GHW Bush - "All Texans talk like sh*theads! All sh*theads talk sweet, or no one would let them live!" Stop all teleprompting of the "puppet ruler"!