Cruise Up Dawsons Creek Without a Paddle

Holy smokes! Is there anybody else that doesn't give two flyin' craps about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes? Well anyway, he proposed while in Paris (France, not Hilton) at the top of the Eiffel tower, yada yada, shmackety, shmackety, coo and aw, and how romantic and stuff. Most of the following story is true.

French and English Not Getting Along: Imagine That

William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson failed to reach an agreement today no that's not it. Perhaps, the Duke of Wellington and Emperor Napoleon couldn't resolve differences in Brussels. Nope, that's not it either. Here we go. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President, Jacques Chirac remain at odds over EU budgetary problems.

Oil Prices Head For New Record: Climbing Beyond $58

Light sweet crude continues to climb on the New York Exchange, hitting $58.15 during midday trading. Breaking the record $58.28 set back in early April seems inevitable at this point as prices continue to climb with no end in sight. Gas prices are no better today. Gas opened at $1.62 today and up to $1.65 on the midday.

Contextual Ad Networks…The Baby Boom Is Upon Us

No, this baby boom will certainly not swamp the Social Security system (sort of a bad joke for those that live in the United States, but many other countries...most notably Japan...have an even more acute problem), but this baby boom is revolutionizing the way that pay per click advertising is being spread across the Internet.