Willie Nelson's Latest Gig

It was a good week for “budding businesses”. After country music legend Willie Nelson revealed plans to open a line of more stores featuring his own brand of weed to be named “Willie’s Reserve”.

As Ben Franklin said: "The only thing certain is death and taxes."

Siiegfried  Meinstein, a 94-year old World War 11 veteran, has been unable to file his tax return because the IRS insists that he is dead. Despite his repeated attempts to prove that he’s alive, Meinstien has received three letters from the IRS insisting that he’s “deceased.” Meinstein said that his son told him not to let the IRS upset him, noting philosophically, “Eventually, they’ll be right.”

Flushed...but not forgotten

Did you hear about the Pennsylvania woman who got a lucky break when a team of sewer workers found her diamond ring after it was accidently flushed down the toilet? Resourceful sanitation workers were able to retrieve it from a nearby sewer line three days later. Talk about “above the line and beyond the call of Duty!!!!”

Crispi Bacon as a weapon???

It was a bad week for a Utah woman whose last name is Crispi was arrested when she allegedly  tried to burn down her ex-boyfriend’s house by leaving a pound of bacon on a lit stove. Police charged Cameo Crispi, age 32, with arson and burglary.

OK, fine! But what about a fine instead?

A Tennessee  homeowner was jailed for failing to mow her lawn. Karen Holloway spent five hours behind bars for violating local lawn-maintenance laws. “The bushes and trees were overgrown but that’s not a criminal offense,” she said, adding that she and her husband were busy at their jobs. “Why would you put me in jail with child molesters and people who have committed serious crimes?”

Why indeed?