Happy “Black Friday” to all my readers! I hope you find some great deals today.

Although this is a short week for most folks, here at The Western Word I have been busy checking out some of the stories that I did not have time to comment about during the week, or the ones that “Caught My Eye…”

This edition of Caught My Eye is shorter than normal because there’s still some pumpkin pie calling me from the kitchen. I think there’s some cherry and apple pie, too.

So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the column.

The Story of Jonah:

Almost everyone has heard about Jonah and the whale. I guarantee the little girl telling the story will melt your heart. I double dare you to watch it. Click HERE.

National Geographic Annual Photo Contest:

Check out this photo (#2) where a supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. (Photo and caption by Sean Heavey). Very cool.

Pat-down:

“I’m hoping by wearing a bikini they will see everything they need to see and we can avoid a pat-down.” You can see the video HERE.

The Worst Music Videos of all time:

Ouch. I liked some of them. Watch them HERE.

From the Political Inbox:

It was kind of slow this week with political e-mails, but here are two:

-The Montana GOP sent me a Happy Thanksgiving e-mail. They also invited me to attend the “Winterfest” in Kalispell on December 11…for $35.

-Barack Obama sent me an e-mail with the subject “Thankful.” He added, “So I want to thank you — for everything.” The President did do a great job giving a pardon to a couple of turkeys the day before thanksgiving. If he’s not elected to a second term, or if he needs something to do after he ends his presidency, maybe stand-up comedy would be a good choice. He told the audience before he pardoned the turkeys that he was happy to prevent another “shellacking.”

Funny Newspaper Headlines:

Here are 20 of the funniest newspaper headlines from around the world. My favorite was, “This is an artist’s conception of the Mount Pleasant High School football field Friday after an electrical transformer blew, knocking out the stadium lights.”

It was a very dark photo or drawing…

The “I’m a doctor line…”

You can read the story about the fake doctor being jailed for giving breast exams in bars HERE.

Sportsman Caucus:

Sen. Jon Tester is very proud that he will chair the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus starting in January. I wonder how many hunting and fishing licenses the junior Senator has held over the last few years.