Wir werden im Kampf gegen die Brände.

Investigators have determined that the source of the Angeles National Park fire is man-made, either by accident or arson. Figures.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the fire area Wednesday morning and served breakfast to firefighters, scooping Cream of Wheat into paper bowls and giving them plenty of protein so "they get all pumped up for the next fight out there with those fires."

I give you permission to read that quote using your Ah-nold voice. Those fires. He’s funny.

Cream of Wheat? I know the state is in a financial crisis, but couldn’t they spring for some eggs and potatoes? Those fires fight hard.

Meanwhile, can the women tennis players stop screaming so I can watch the U.S. Open? I can't take the screaming on every shot. Every shot. Drop shots, serves ... everything they hit is accompanied by a blood-curdling scream. Venus Williams screamed when she was two feet from the net and dropped the ball over. It's like a baseball player screaming when he bunts. It's ridiculous.

I think Monica Seles started it many years ago. She probably didn't scream that loudly when the guy stabbed her.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – An FDA test shows that either a frog or a toad was in a Florida man's soda can. The Food and Drug Administration test confirmed that the remains of an animal were in Fred Denegri's can of Diet Pepsi. Denegri popped the can open July 23 as he was grilling dinner outdoors in Ormond Beach.
A Pepsi spokesman said the company is aware of the FDA testing and stands by its manufacturing process. The can was traced back to a plant in Orlando, which runs about 1,250 cans a minute on the production line. The spokesman says the speed of the production lines and the rigor of its quality control make it virtually impossible for a frog or toad to get into a can.
Denegri said he is certain the animal was in the can before he opened it.

I guess the frog screws up the 1 calorie diet Pepsi, eh? How many calories in frog? Of course the Pepsi guy would say it's impossible for a frog to get into a can. What is he supposed to say? "Oh yeah, frogs are all over the place. We step on them all the time, so it's no wonder they wind up in the cans."

Actually, I would think that running about 21 cans a second through an assembly line would make it more probable that something strange would turn up in a can and not less probable. How easy would it be to sneak some junk into a can if they're going by at that speed?

Check your Pepsi next time you have some. If the can is hopping around, pick up a different one.

By the way, I'm expecting a German grammar check from my friend in Deutschland, or at least to tell me what it really means.