There's always something to hide the ugliness of the world, if only for a minute

On this first day of the new year, we're overwhelmed with the public hanging of an evil monster, the crash of an Indonesian Airliner, monster snow storms in the Midwest, and the drive-by shooting death of a 24 year old football player ... but there always seems to be something that manages to distract us for just long enough to catch a breath.

Although not exactly newsworthy, I found this video and felt it was entertaining enough to help lighten the mood for at least a few minutes.

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Maybe we ought to send a few million of these unicycles to the Middle East. It might give the teenage boys something else to think about other than jihad.

Now back to reality ...

For those interested in the North American Union theories, there's plenty of news to worry you. How long until we start hearing government leaders hinting of a need for a common currency in North America? You know? Just so we can compete.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_on_bi_ge/slovenia_euro_1

http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=27586

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6202791.stm

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aZ3TnsH9y7r4

http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/01/02/business/business/70f91b544ca25a5d862572540073d050.txt