BIRDS THAT GAVE UP!

OK! So Monday my roomate Gary saw some birds on his hood and they weren't budging so Gary decided to "shoo" them away with his hat.He ended up hitting both of them upside the head and they rolled off the hood and on to the driveway! Gary came busting through the door laughing and soon turned from laughter to concern for the little winged friends. He thought that he injured them but we soon realized it was just to hot for them to fly anymore so we sprayed them with the hose and they took it like a champ! THEY DRANK FOR LIKE 20 minutes! Taking water right up the beak.

BRITTNEY SPEARS NEW BOYFRIEND

Britney Spears Is Dating Her Agent
After a tumultuous relationship with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and a heartbreaking divorce from Kevin Federline, Britney Spears has found somebody new – and her family approves.

Confirming Internet rumors, a source tells PEOPLE that Spears, 27, is romantically involved with her agent, Jason Trawick. "They are totally and definitely dating," the source says. "Her dad loves him. He's the best thing that happened to her."

In recent months, Trawick has often been photographed with the pop star, including during her May trip to the Bahamas with her sons, Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2.

Boy finds Seven leaf clover

Alastair Barnes discovered the unusual clover at Coombe Bissett nature reserve, near Salisbury, Wilts while out walking his dog with his father Jonathan.

Clovers occasionally have leaves with four leaflets, instead of the usual three - these are considered lucky, while five and six leaf clovers are considered even more unusual.


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"I was really hoping to find a four leaf clover when I spotted one with seven leaves," he said.

"I was amazed and I immediately shouted to my dad, 'daddy daddy, I've found a seven leaf cover.'

"He didn't believe me at first but then he came over and had a look for himself.

"I picked it and took it home. It was amazing to find something so rare - I was so happy."

Sue Tatman, from the Wildlife Trust said: "This is an extremely unusual find.

"It just goes to show it is always worth keeping your eyes peeled when you are outside, as nature is full of surprises."

According to tradition, four-leaf clovers bring good luck to their finders, especially if found accidentally.

Each leaflet is said to represent something - the first is for hope, the second faith, the third love, and the fourth luck.

Another Irish legend tells that the three leaf clover, or "Shamrock", was what Saint Patrick used to represent the Holy Trinity.

SAN QUENTIN UP FOR SALE

SACRAMENTO, March 19 (UPI) -- A California state senator is calling for San Quentin State Prison to be closed and the land auctioned to private developers.

State Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Merced, said the 158-year-old prison was built on what was once a remote peninsula on San Francisco Bay but the property is now surrounded by some of the most prized real estate in the region, ABC News reported Thursday.

"Quite frankly, our inmates just don't need ocean views," Denham said. "It's one of the oldest and most inefficient prisons in the entire nation. We could sell this one and build four others at less expensive places in the state."

Denham, who has previously introduced legislation to sell the prison without success, estimated the property could sell for as much as $2 billion, bringing the cash-strapped state some much-needed revenue, ABC News said.

However, Seth Unger, press secretary for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said the department doesn't agree with Denham's appraisal of the 5,300-bed prison's worth.

"We very much disagree with the idea that you can sell this property for $2 billion," he told ABC News. "Furthermore, the cost to build a new prison with 5,300 beds would likely be over $2 billion and there's not any identified site in California that has open arms to housing the next death row."

A committee hearing on Denham's proposal has been scheduled for March 31.


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