NaturalBlog News Update

It was his only time in first class, natch. British Airways has apologized for moving the body of a passenger who died on a flight from Delhi to London in first class. Apparently, the corpse gave something of a scare to the person seated next to it when he awoke from his mid-flight nap. Even so, this in an improvement from British Airways old policy of throwing the body out an emergency exit.

I'm shocked. Shocked by this news. San Diego Padres pitcher David Wells says he has type 2 diabetes -- the kind linked to being overweight. Wells --who is listed at 6"4', 250 lbs., and has battled gout -- says he has given up drinking, except for an occasional glass of wine. This is bad news for the NaturalBlog Vice Index -- I was counting on Wells to be good for business.

Get up in Manny's grill. Red Sox leftfielder Manny "Being Manny" Ramirez is seen on Ebay selling an "AMAZING grill." "I never have time to use it because I am always on the road," he writes on the listing. He told reporters yesterday he was selling it because he needs the money. Well, his $160M contract is nearing its end. Turns out the grill business can be lucrative, too. The bidding is up to $99,999,999. Plus $70 shipping.