Frequency (2000). The most heart-warming shotgun killing ever produced by the cinematic arts. (more…)

As follow-up to recent inquiries regarding the whereabouts of known Mormon community leaders, Business Week now wants its readership to know where Mormon business leaders come from. The magazine’s answer: missions.

No doubt true, and an important stage in life for those Mormon titans of commerce of interest to a Business Week reader. I can’t help thinking, though, of that announcement four years ago marking one million missionaries called since 1830. In estimating the tally of noteworthy business leaders, how many zeros would have to be dropped from that 1,000,000? It feels a bit like wonderment that the US Army mangages to come up with so many generals.

If you encounter a Swiss on the road this month, and you’re not driving in Switzerland, please exercise appropriate caution.

Czechoslovakia:
“The man, a 33-year-old from Lucerne, was arrested after an 80 kilometre police chase. Police only succeeded in stopping him when his car ran out of petrol. [. . ] The paper said he had a mix of stimulants and other drugs in his blood, which likely caused him to be confused and dizzy when he drove his car onto the wrong lane. No one was seriously injured in the five accidents he caused along the highway, the paper said.” (link)

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