Tag: January

Handcuffed Man Shot and Killed by Maryland Police Officer

An unidentified man died in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser in Prince George’s County, Md., on Monday night—fatally shot by the officer driving the car. What’s not clear is what led the cop to shoot the handcuffed suspect in the first place.

Jack Burns, Actor, ‘Muppet Show’ Writer, and George Carlin Comedy Partner, Dies at 86

Jack Burns, a comedian, writer and actor known for writing on “The Muppet Show” and “Hee Haw,” acting on “The Andy Griffith Show,” and his comedy partnership with George Carlin, has died at the age of 86, his manager Peter Santana confirmed to TheWrap Tuesday.

Back home. May just goof off today.

I’m back to catch up with house stuff here. I was trying to help family the best I could, often feeling helpless in doing so. But that’s just part of life. We all have those times. I just got back to be alone with the cats for the next ten or so days.

Although I’m going to take care fo a lot of previously planned winter house-related chores and fix-ups, I think I will do little to nothing today.

Terry Jones, Co-Founder of Monty Python, Dies at 77

Terry Jones, co-founder of Monty Python, died Wednesday. Jones died after a long struggle with dementia. He was 77 years old.

Jones was instrumental in creating the wacky, absurdist style of comedy that Monty Python made famous in the 1970s and directed two of the English comedy group’s most successful films, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and “Monty Python’s Life of Brian.” In the latter, Jones played Mandy Cohen, mother of the titular Brian, and appeared before a crowd to deliver probably his most famous line in a comically squawky voice, “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy!”