Mid-Week Potpourri

Dear Miss Manners,

When a man and his wife get a divorce, does the man get the diamond wedding ring back?

If she gets to keep the ring, then he should get his kidney back right?

Man Wants Ex to Pay for Donated Kidney

When they were married, a New York doctor gave up one of his kidneys to save his ailing wife. Now they're getting a divorce, and he wants it back.

Dr. Richard Batista said Wednesday he is suing his estranged wife, Dawnell. Since he doesn't really expect her to return the kidney, he is demanding $1.5 million in compensation instead.
Batista claims his wife had an affair.

"There's no deeper pain or betrayal from somebody you loved and devoted your whole life to," he told a news conference at his lawyer's office in Garden City on Long Island.

Batista, 49, who works for Nassau University Medical Center, said he gave his kidney to Dawnell Batista in June 2001. She filed for divorce in July 2005.

Dear Miss Manners,

Since the husband's kidney was unwillingly forced to be a part of the affair, don't you think it only right the husband gets custody of his kidney?

What an ungrateful woman.



Just a few facts:

1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.

2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.

4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.



OK I think it's time to head on down to the coffee shop in Maine.

Topless coffee shop proposed for small Maine town

VASSALBORO, Maine -A one-time motel in a small central Maine town could soon be offering an eye-opening way to start the day — topless coffee shop waitresses. The Vassalboro Planning Board on Tuesday will consider a business permit request for a topless coffee shop on busy Route 3.

Neighbors have mixed opinions. Some say Vassalboro is a rural town and that a topless coffee shop would bring the wrong crowd. But others say they'd like to see a business make a go of it there.

Well why didn't I think of that?