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Grant had the story of the day - A 66-year-old man shot himself in both his legs Saturday afternoon while trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut with a 12-gauge shotgun. A Kitsap County (in Washington state) newspaper, the Kitsap Sun, reported that nobody else was hurt and he wasn't intoxicated. Texters wanted to know if he got the lug nut off. Sorry, no. Texters also suggested KSL send him a gift card to Home Depot.
Grant also shared a great story about the lingering effects of anger. Heather Mills needs to calm down. Outbursts like her infamous rant on GMTV may still be having an adverse effect on her health a week later, according to scientists. New research shows that blood pressure increases during a bout of anger and that it still rises seven days later when the row is remembered. "Even after a week, there is no sign of any reduction of the effect,'' say researchers, who report their findings in the International Journal of Psychophysiology this week.
And Amanda shared a care package effort that is going on today to send packages to Utah's deployed National Guard Soldiers. It's called Feed Uncle Sam at Mesa Systems, 2275 South 900 West.
Plus - can you believe President George H.W. Bush went skydiving over the weekend. He's 83! He just had hip replacement surgery in January, and to celebrate the grand reopening of his museum on Saturday, he jumped out of an airplane. His first jump was in 1944 over a Pacific Island during World War II.
