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My uncle has a country place, that no one knows about. He says it used to be a farm before the Motor Law. And on Sundays, I elude the "Eyes" and hop the turbine freight - to far outside the wire where my white-haired uncle waits. Jump to the ground as the turbo slows to cross the borderline. Run like the wind as excitement shivers up and down my spine. Down in his barn, my uncle preserved for me an old machine - for 50 odd years. To keep it as new has been his dearest dream. I strip away...

I found this online and thought I'd pass it on with this important disclaimer composed from the fruitful river of a highly exhausted, caffeinated, and sometimes warped mind.... This is not a chain letter. There are no inspring formulaic stories about people who desperately need money, your car, or your first born. You will not... get rich instantly from the will of a long lost relative who, incidentally needs your credit card number, regain your "youthful vigor", eliminate all your aches and pains, help the blind see, the lame walk, etc. etc You will not develop some nasty disease like...

The lead guitarist of a rock band — who deputies say they zapped with stun guns during a drunken fracas New Year’s Eve at the Ritz-Carlton hotel — was released Friday from the Collier County Jail. Arrested along with Rush band member Alex Zivojinovich, 46, of Bay Colony Drive, Naples, were his son, Justin Zivojinovich, 33, and his son’s wife, Michelle Zivojinovich, 30, both of Canada. The son and daughter-in-law were released Thursday on cash bail of $3,000 and $500 respectively. Alex Zivojinovich — better known by the stage name Alex Lifeson — was released on a bond of $14,500...

<p>NAPLES, Fla. — The lead guitarist for the rock band Rush (search) faces criminal charges after a New Year's Eve fight with sheriff's deputies.</p> <p>Alex Zivojinovich, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson (search), was arrested for what deputies described as drunken, violent behavior at the Naples Ritz-Carlton hotel.</p>