12.15.09 Tuesday "Meth use is down, BUT..."

Question: When faced with criticism, how do the most successful people deal with it?
Answer: Rather than ignore it, brush it off, or get mad… the most successful people LISTEN to it.

Some big news this holiday season is coming out of Wazzoo! A Washington State University scientist and Christmas tree expert says he is close to genetically creating a breed of tree that doesn't shed its needles. Gary Chastagner said he hopes the needle-retaining fir trees will be available for holiday purchase within the next few years. Of course, his research is being criticized by vacuum cleaner lobbyists, but still….

Good news and bad news… A new study says that among teenagers, methamphetamine use is down. That’s great! But the bad news is that pot use is up. As is enrollment at Evergreen…

The Coast Guard has rescued a cruise ship crew member who jumped overboard. How bad does the karaoke by Hawaiian shirted tourists have to be before somebody jumps overboard?!

New research shows that people who have youthful faces are more likely to live to an old age than those who look more than their years. That's the good news. The bad news is this means we'll have to put up with Leonardo DiCaprio movies until he's 120.

The operators of the world's largest atom smasher say the machine produced 50,000 proton collisions at the highest energy level ever recorded. I have absolutely no idea what that means, but all of a sudden it's clear to me what I want for Christmas.
Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" fame turns 60 today. Oh, he's still seen driving around Miami...only now, with his blinker always on.