09.24.09 Thurs. "Comma-Comma-And"

I was at physical therapy for my shoulder yesterday and I need to congratulate Kate, my physical therapist. She and her hubby Adam just found out they are expecting their first child. She explained to me that it hit her the other day that she and her husband are going from an “and” to a “comma-comma-and” and that’s weird and really exciting. See, when you are married and its just the two of you and you’d talking to somebody you say “Kate and Adam.” But after the kid comes it’ll be “Kate, (comma) Adam, (comma) and baby.” Never thought about that before… it’s cool to be a comma-comma-and.

I’ll be broadcasting from the Puyallup Fair this Saturday and the wife and Tessie are coming as well. Ananda doesn’t want to come because she wants to spend time with me or for the great food and fun. She’s coming specifically so she can go to the Expo Hall and buy a worm bin. The woman is damned and determined to make my home into some sort of hippie haven.

Saw a weird statistic yesterday I’m not sure I believe. Apparently, worries about the economy have led many American couple to think twice about having a baby, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they want to delay pregnancy until the economy is better. Am I crazy, but baby making don’t cost nothin’ last time I checked!

The NBA is getting an international flavor next year. Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, will buy the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Or, as they'll now be called, the Netskies.

Federal health officials have banned flavored cigarettes in an effort to prevent kids from smoking. Producing flavored cigarettes is bad enough. But did you see the names they were using? Sponge Bob Smoke-pants was just going too far.

Question: If you’re looking for a new job, according to researchers at the “Journal of Applied Psychology says this is the most important part of an interview.

Answer: If you're seeking a new gig, you should know that interviewers deem a firm handshake more crucial than a job seeker's outfit or appearance, or anything they can say or do.