Ventura house manager writes tell-all book

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The man who managed the Minnesota governor's mansion when Jesse Ventura occupied it has written a book.

Dan Creed's book, "Governor Ventura: 'The Body' Exposed," is subtitled "The Man. The Mansion. The Meltdown."

He's declining to talk about details of the book until a news conference Wednesday in front of the residence.

But a miniature book cover adorned with a fluff of pink feather boa gives a hint about the contents: "This biographical tell-all is written by Dan Creed, the man who saw the inside of the Ventura household from his vantage point as manager ... Creed relates the stories -- good and bad -- that he witnessed every day at the mansion."

But will everybody know his name at the bar?

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Ted Danson will put all those years of work behind the fake "Cheers" bar to use behind a real bar this weekend.

Danson, who played Sam Malone in the hit comedy for 12 years, will be behind the bar and mingling with donors at the Museum of Northern Arizona today.

His father, Edward B. "Ned" Danson, became the director of the museum in 1959 when Ted was 12, and the family lived in the homestead across the street from the museum.

"It is really a little jewel. It really needs to be supported. It's all private and it really does need the community, which includes all of Arizona, to support it. That's my hope," said the 55-year-old actor.

McDonald's CEO takes on Merriam-Webster

CHICAGO -- McDonald's officials aren't happy with one of the words in the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Among some 10,000 new additions to an updated version released in June was the term "McJob," which was defined as "low paying and dead-end work."

In an open letter to Merriam-Webster, McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo said the term was "an inaccurate description of restaurant employment."

Cantalupo also wrote that "more than 1,000 of the men and women who own and operate McDonald's restaurants today got their start by serving customers behind the counter." The letter was released Friday by e-mail by the company.

-- From wire reports