Wally Cleaver at the Louvre, and more

Tony Dow, left, as Wally Cleaver on the 1950s sitcom 'Leave it to Beaver'

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Good Week - Bad Week

Wally Cleaver at the Louvre, and more

Good week for: Historic elections, Myopia, Tony Dow; Bad week for: Doing unto others, New Jersey Councilman Steven Lipski, Florida

Kenya celebrates, and more

Good week for: Doing your civic duty, Doing your civic duty buck-naked, Kenya; Bad week for: Trust, The Iraqi government, British transportation officials

Romance, and more

Good week for: Romance, Potential collectors’ items, Bringing your shampoo; Bad week for: Good, clean fun, Excuses, Modern technology

Plants' rights, and more

Good week for: Plants, Honest fundraising pitches, Sabotage; Bad week for: Shopping in “real” America, Sobriety, Edna Jester of Blue Ash,

Officers with criminal records, and more

Good week for: Switching sides, Staying in shape, Venting; Bad week for: Cultural paranoia, Rushing the season, Heresy

Wine from the tap, and more

Good week for: Affordable mortgages, Miracles, Parents of teenagers; Bad week for: Superstition, Richard Fuld, AIG,

Terrier loyalty, and more

Good week for: Loyalty, Health-food stores, Michael Beaudet; Bad week for: Biological warfare, Ordering the shrimp salad, Following orders

Calignosity and niddering, and more

Good week for: Major shocks, calignosity and other archaic words, promotions; Bad week for: Joe Biden, dirty magazines, online bragging

Virtual friendship, Room service

Good week for: Virtual friendship, The constitutional right to show your underwear, Brilliant insights; Bad week for: Room service, Mickey Mouse, The ultimate flight delay

Playing nature’s lottery, Roaming

Good week for: Clearing the lane, Playing nature's lottery, Everyone on Earth; Bad week for: Roaming, American Airlines, Mimicry

Myth-making, Coincidences

Good week for: Myth-making, Truth in advertising, Notoriety; Bad week for: Coincidences, Escaping reality, Lorenzo Knight of Tampa

China, Losing gracefully

Good week for: China, Cheating, Giving in to modernity; Bad week for: Losing gracefully, Public transportation, John Edwards

Putting your best face forward, Consistency

Good week for: Putting your best face forward, Three-hour tours, Understanding your customers; Bad week for: Consistency, The Olympic spirit, Modern art

Starfish, Skinny-dipping

Good week for: Starfish, the timeless humor of Howard Stern, Oprah Winfrey; Bad week for: Skinny-dipping, following the recipe, having it your way


Weekly Quiz

After months of seclusion since admitting to an extramarital affair, John Edwards showed up at Indiana University for an appearance that some say was the start of a "public relations rehab." However, Steve Benen in The Washington Monthly online stated that this rehab would not work because…

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