I’m starting a list of things that a father doesn’t particularly want to hear their kid say. For instance, hearing the toilet flush and then your kid ask “Daddy, what happens when playdoh gets wet?”
You’d think that by now and with all of their years of success, McDonald’s would be pretty happy with what they sell. But they aren’t content to rest on their laurels… or their fries. In fact, they have turned to farmers, researchers, and industry experts to find a better potato. Because McDonald’s buys 3 billion pounds of potatoes each year everybody is hoping that the potato they grow is the variety that McDonald’s chooses for its fries. Or as they put it, they are trying to find the next great “stud spud.”
People have turned to all sorts of critters to be service animals over the years… Dogs, miniature horses, even monkeys have all been used by people with special medical needs and conditions. Daniel Greene of Shelton, WA though may have the oddest one yet. Daniel has epilepsy and has suffered from reoccurring seizures over the years. His service animal, Redrock, gives him a gentle squeeze when it senses Daniel is about to have a seizure with gives him time to take medication to head off the attack. Pretty amazing. Especially considering that Redrock is a 4-foot long boa constrictor that Daniel keeps draped over his shoulders. Though Daniel says that Redrock helps him live a normal life (as normal as possible considering his has a snake around his neck all the time), there are risks. If he has the snake on him when he has a seizure Redrock could mistake Daniel for “struggling prey and apply a life threatening choke hold.” Not something you have to normally worry about when your service animal is a Golden Retriever.
Iranian police have warned shop owners there that displaying female mannequins wearing undergarments would be considered against the law because it would show that the stores were embracing Western influence. Who would have ever thought that part of bringing freedom to an oppressed people would involve the grand opening of a Victoria’s Secret….
Makaio Bachman-Majamay of Makawao in Hawaii flicked a cigarette he was done with during a smoke break at the Wei-Wei Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Pukalani recently. The cigarette was still burning when it accidentally hit the restaurant’s roof which caught fire and was destroyed. Judge Joel August of Maui not only fined the man a thousand dollars and sentenced him to do community service, but he also ordered the 19 year old to quit smoking and not use any tobacco products for a year or he could go to jail. Dude, I’d light up… at least in jail they let you smoke when you get fresh air in the yard.
Should you be responsible for your own rescue bill? After spending three nights lost in the snowy woods of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a 17-year-old Eagle Scout was presented with a bill of $25,000 to help reimburse the state for the cost of rescuing him. What do you think of the state's new law charging people for their own rescue?
The UN Security Council voted in favor of universal nuclear disarmament. And they also voted in favor on fairy princesses riding on unicorns.
Environmental groups say enough is enough -- it's time to say "no" to blanket-fluffy toilet paper. The groups say plush U.S. toilet paper is usually made by chopping down and grinding up trees that were decades or even a century old. They want Americans, like Europeans, to do their business with tissue made from recycled paper goods. Because after all, when you think about Europeans the first thing that comes to mind is “good hygiene.” Good luck you greenie Nazis at wiping out good TP!
Has the whole vampire thing jumped the shark yet? A new beverage called Blood Energy Potion 48 looks like human blood, and comes in a transfusion bag. The drink tastes like fruit punch and, according to makers, has a "similar nutritional makeup to real blood." Plus caffeine.
A gentleman's club in Florida offered free food and flu shots to senior citizens this week. Oh Mr. Obama… I think I just thought of a new idea for health care reform…
A new Michael Jackson single will hit airwaves October 12th. Thank goodness. I was getting a little worried when Michael Jackson wasn't in the news for a whole week.
Doctors say trampoline accidents are increasing among children. So please warn your children to not bounce and text.
Remember that North Carolina Dominos Pizza place that was in the news not long ago when that video surfaced on You Tube of some employees doing gross stuff to pizza and laughing about it? They charged the employees who made the video, arrested them, and obviously fired them. I thought that would be the end of it, people would realize that it was an isolated incident and life would move on. But I’m sad to report that the Dominos where all this happened was forced to go out of business because people stopped ordering from there. I really expected better of people and that they would feel sorry for the owner and order MORE pizza. But I guess it just goes to show you that customer service is nothing to sneeze at. Or on.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
09.23.09 Wed "A Few of My Favorite Things...."
Somebody posted yesterday on Facebook all of the things they are looking forward to because of fall… orange leaves, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Halloween, etc… For some reason it triggered in my brain that old song (which I think is a Christmas song) about “all of my favorite things.” Got to thinking, “if I were writing that song what are some of my favorite things?” Tessie waking up in my lap after she’s taken a nap, drinking coffee on the front porch early Saturday morning with my dog at my feet, shelling and eating peanuts while watching baseball on TV… these are a few of my favorite things. Now that I’ve started it, I’m sure my list will continue to grow (if not rhyme), so how about you?
Read this in the waiting room yesterday for my shoulder check-up. According to Cosmopolitan magazine if a man closes his eyes for a full second or two while talking to you, chances are, he's not telling the truth. Why do these magazines tell women crap like this?! If I have allergies and am tired now my wife is going to assume that I’m lying. Sheesh.
Joke of the Day: Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary and his wife was really upset. She told him, "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!" The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a gift-wrapped box in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standard. Which clearly states that the white guys shall not try to look as cool as the black guys.
The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who separated from her husband in the wake of his affair with an Argentine woman, is writing a memoir. Ballantine Books will publish Jenny Sanford's "inspirational memoir" in May 2010. The publisher says Sanford "will grapple with the universal issue of maintaining integrity and a sense of self during life's difficult times." Looks like we need to add a new stage to the healing process… anger, bargaining, acceptance, fat check for publishing tell-all book.
A new study by Popular Science reveals that, between 1995 and 2008, 82% of people in the U.S. killed by lightning were male. More guys are being hit by lightning than women! The experts consulted say this is due to behavioral, rather than biological factors. Duh. Women generally have sense to at least head to the clubhouse when it starts raining… guys think they can get one more hole or two in on the course… then—ZAP!
Men are actually happiest from ages 60 to 69, according to a Pew Research Center study, while they are least happy in their 20s. Why? Older adults are better able to avoid stressful situations, which could mean they experience less negative emotions. They also appear to spend less time dwelling on the negative aspects of a situation, which leads to a greater feeling of happiness. Let me also add two little word… “trophy wife.”
Read this in the waiting room yesterday for my shoulder check-up. According to Cosmopolitan magazine if a man closes his eyes for a full second or two while talking to you, chances are, he's not telling the truth. Why do these magazines tell women crap like this?! If I have allergies and am tired now my wife is going to assume that I’m lying. Sheesh.
Joke of the Day: Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary and his wife was really upset. She told him, "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!" The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a gift-wrapped box in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standard. Which clearly states that the white guys shall not try to look as cool as the black guys.
The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who separated from her husband in the wake of his affair with an Argentine woman, is writing a memoir. Ballantine Books will publish Jenny Sanford's "inspirational memoir" in May 2010. The publisher says Sanford "will grapple with the universal issue of maintaining integrity and a sense of self during life's difficult times." Looks like we need to add a new stage to the healing process… anger, bargaining, acceptance, fat check for publishing tell-all book.
A new study by Popular Science reveals that, between 1995 and 2008, 82% of people in the U.S. killed by lightning were male. More guys are being hit by lightning than women! The experts consulted say this is due to behavioral, rather than biological factors. Duh. Women generally have sense to at least head to the clubhouse when it starts raining… guys think they can get one more hole or two in on the course… then—ZAP!
Men are actually happiest from ages 60 to 69, according to a Pew Research Center study, while they are least happy in their 20s. Why? Older adults are better able to avoid stressful situations, which could mean they experience less negative emotions. They also appear to spend less time dwelling on the negative aspects of a situation, which leads to a greater feeling of happiness. Let me also add two little word… “trophy wife.”
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
09.22.09 Tues. "We're not in Kansas anymore..."
Yesterday I took the family to Stephen’s favorite place in the world… Red Robin! If you have kids and are in the Alderwood area, eat at Red Robin and ask for Bryan’s section. He was awesome. I think as the parent of a toddler when you’re in a public place you’re already on high alert. You are always just one French Fry on the floor from a total meltdown at any given moment. Toddlers are a little like that one friend who gets drunk everytime you go out and the weirdest thing sets them off and they’re either crying or fighting at the drop of a hat. Anyway, when you find a waiter who understands this fact it makes a parent’s night amazing. One little example my wife and I both noticed and really appreciated:
The salads come with strips of red and blue tortilla chips on them. Tessie wanted to try one of the chips on my salad so I picked a couple off and handed them to her. From across the restaurant Bryan saw me do this, put some chip strips in a little cup and brought them over to the table. BUT—he didn’t just put them on the table so Tessie could see them and then I would be forced to let her fill up on chips before her dinner came or suffer with a tantrum. He brought them behind his back and slyly handed them to me under the table so Tessie couldn’t see them. That allowed me to decide how many Tessie could have (or if I even wanted her to have more) and made me look like Super-Daddy for being able to pull chips out of nowhere. Man, it’s the little details that come from paying attention that really make a huge difference! Bryan is my man now.
As the dad of a daughter, I personally love this idea and want it here in the US:
Politicians in France have come up with a new health warning. Let's just hope it doesn't come to this country. The French want to stamp a "health warning" on photographs of models that are altered in order to make them more appealing; part of a campaign against eating disorders. Some 50 politicians proposed the law to fight what they see as a warped image of women's bodies in the media. Said one of the French politicians: "These images can make people believe in a reality that often does not exist." Under the proposed law, all enhanced photos would be accompanied by a line saying: "Photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person."
It’s been a while since we’ve done this, but I think it’s time we got another reminder… America is awesome, you could be living in…. Malaysia! Islamic High Court judge Abdul Rahman Yunos has sentenced Nazarudin Kamarudin to one year in prison and to be whipped six times because he was caught (are you ready for his crime?) drinking alcohol! And with a whipping and a year in jail he got off easy, he could have gotten THREE years in jail and whipped just for popping a top. Now, don’t get me wrong, there are times when the next morning I’ve felt like I was just whipped in prison, but it was all brought on me by myself. This poor guy… I just hope it was worth it and some premium beer not some skunky stuff.
Pierce County sheriff’s investigators say they have caught the woman suspected of robbing several local businesses recently. Her disguise when she robbed the places was… a fake moustache drawn on her upper lip with a marker. I’m not saying that she wasn’t a criminal mastermind but maybe she shouldn’t have used a permanent Sharpie to draw on her disguise…
Tomorrow only, for the first time in over 50 years, The Wizard of Oz will be shown in theaters across the country. I’m a little disappointed though. They have actually updated it to make it more relevant to today’s audience. For instance the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion are now on their way to Obama for better healthcare.
The city of Omaha said a radio station's plans to hang bras over the city's busiest street to raise awareness for breast cancer might cause mass distraction and crashes. You think that's distracting, wait'll you see what they wanna hang up for prostate awareness.
The salads come with strips of red and blue tortilla chips on them. Tessie wanted to try one of the chips on my salad so I picked a couple off and handed them to her. From across the restaurant Bryan saw me do this, put some chip strips in a little cup and brought them over to the table. BUT—he didn’t just put them on the table so Tessie could see them and then I would be forced to let her fill up on chips before her dinner came or suffer with a tantrum. He brought them behind his back and slyly handed them to me under the table so Tessie couldn’t see them. That allowed me to decide how many Tessie could have (or if I even wanted her to have more) and made me look like Super-Daddy for being able to pull chips out of nowhere. Man, it’s the little details that come from paying attention that really make a huge difference! Bryan is my man now.
As the dad of a daughter, I personally love this idea and want it here in the US:
Politicians in France have come up with a new health warning. Let's just hope it doesn't come to this country. The French want to stamp a "health warning" on photographs of models that are altered in order to make them more appealing; part of a campaign against eating disorders. Some 50 politicians proposed the law to fight what they see as a warped image of women's bodies in the media. Said one of the French politicians: "These images can make people believe in a reality that often does not exist." Under the proposed law, all enhanced photos would be accompanied by a line saying: "Photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person."
It’s been a while since we’ve done this, but I think it’s time we got another reminder… America is awesome, you could be living in…. Malaysia! Islamic High Court judge Abdul Rahman Yunos has sentenced Nazarudin Kamarudin to one year in prison and to be whipped six times because he was caught (are you ready for his crime?) drinking alcohol! And with a whipping and a year in jail he got off easy, he could have gotten THREE years in jail and whipped just for popping a top. Now, don’t get me wrong, there are times when the next morning I’ve felt like I was just whipped in prison, but it was all brought on me by myself. This poor guy… I just hope it was worth it and some premium beer not some skunky stuff.
Pierce County sheriff’s investigators say they have caught the woman suspected of robbing several local businesses recently. Her disguise when she robbed the places was… a fake moustache drawn on her upper lip with a marker. I’m not saying that she wasn’t a criminal mastermind but maybe she shouldn’t have used a permanent Sharpie to draw on her disguise…
Tomorrow only, for the first time in over 50 years, The Wizard of Oz will be shown in theaters across the country. I’m a little disappointed though. They have actually updated it to make it more relevant to today’s audience. For instance the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion are now on their way to Obama for better healthcare.
The city of Omaha said a radio station's plans to hang bras over the city's busiest street to raise awareness for breast cancer might cause mass distraction and crashes. You think that's distracting, wait'll you see what they wanna hang up for prostate awareness.
Monday, September 21, 2009
09.21.09 "How to stop suicides"
Good morning to Officer Wojahowitz from the Arlington Police Department. She was backstage security for Trent Tomlinson Friday night. First of all, and I know I’m going to get in trouble with somebody for saying this, but she is way too hot to be a cop. That is a compliment. But anyway… She listens every morning to the show and really enjoys it. I asked her what she likes best about the show, of course expecting her to say me. But she didn’t say me, Ick, Scallops, or Stephen. He favorite part of the show is Marge’s “Dancing with the Stars” reports for crying out loud!
Also good morning to Mary and Roger Church who both like the show. I met them Saturday morning at the grand opening of Newcastle Flooring in Auburn. As part of the festivities Newcastle sponsored a custom and classic car show in the parking lot. Lots of very cool cars. But Mary & Roger were showing the coolest thing in the lot… and it only had two wheels. It was a tow behind custom camper called a “teardrop.” Mary and Roger love camping, both were into scouting, and raised their kids (I think one became an Eagle Scout) to love the outdoors. But around 2004 Mary decided she was sick of sleeping on the ground and wanted to camp in something with a mattress. So Roger found some old Popular Mechanics blueprints online on how to make a camper and built one! It took him five years to get it done (and if you ask Mary, he’s STILL working on it!). There’s this whole group of people who are into these cool looking trailers and they call themselves Teardroppers. And best of all, Mary now has a queen size mattress to sleep on under the stars.
Ananda & Tessie were at a birthday party Sunday for one of the toddlers whose mom is in my wife’s ‘momtourage.’ Sierra is only 2, but her mom just bought a bunch of clothes for a four year old toddler. She got them all because they were on clearance. You’d think she would just put them in the closet until Sierra was big enough to wear them. But oh no, not the momtourage… they are all into taking care of one another. So Sierra’s mom gave the clothes to Ananda for Tessie to wear… then in a year or so when Tessie outgrows them, they’ll be perfect for Sierra and Ananda will pass them back. Pretty cool way to help each other save money.
The leader of the Taliban said Saturday that Americans would know how hopeless it is to try to conquer Afghanistan if they would only study Afghan history. Yeah, like that’s gonna happen. We don’t even study American history….
A man who once claimed to have fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress says in a book proposal the former presidential candidate is the real father. I know it's hard to believe, brace yourself… but I think this means another politician has lied.
Let me ask you a question America. Who wants to stop playing video games long enough to pick up their cell phone? Or worse -- what if you have to get up from your gaming chair? Well, folks, no longer are we reduced to such barbaric situations! At least, not if you own a PlayStation 3. Until September 27th, PS3 owners will be able to order Papa John’s pizza without having to do anything complicated, like move. It’s like we’re living in the future! Who knew the future was so lazy…
There’s this bridge in China that’s famous, kinda like the Golden Gate, for people jumping off of it. So how do you discourage people from suicide attempts? Maybe put counselors on it? Close it down? Nope. Authorities in one Chinese province have resorted to coating a bridge in butter in order to hinder suicide attempts and the traffic jams they cause. The result of coating the 1,000-foot-long bridge with butter is a surface too slippery for even the most desperate person to climb.
Also good morning to Mary and Roger Church who both like the show. I met them Saturday morning at the grand opening of Newcastle Flooring in Auburn. As part of the festivities Newcastle sponsored a custom and classic car show in the parking lot. Lots of very cool cars. But Mary & Roger were showing the coolest thing in the lot… and it only had two wheels. It was a tow behind custom camper called a “teardrop.” Mary and Roger love camping, both were into scouting, and raised their kids (I think one became an Eagle Scout) to love the outdoors. But around 2004 Mary decided she was sick of sleeping on the ground and wanted to camp in something with a mattress. So Roger found some old Popular Mechanics blueprints online on how to make a camper and built one! It took him five years to get it done (and if you ask Mary, he’s STILL working on it!). There’s this whole group of people who are into these cool looking trailers and they call themselves Teardroppers. And best of all, Mary now has a queen size mattress to sleep on under the stars.
Ananda & Tessie were at a birthday party Sunday for one of the toddlers whose mom is in my wife’s ‘momtourage.’ Sierra is only 2, but her mom just bought a bunch of clothes for a four year old toddler. She got them all because they were on clearance. You’d think she would just put them in the closet until Sierra was big enough to wear them. But oh no, not the momtourage… they are all into taking care of one another. So Sierra’s mom gave the clothes to Ananda for Tessie to wear… then in a year or so when Tessie outgrows them, they’ll be perfect for Sierra and Ananda will pass them back. Pretty cool way to help each other save money.
The leader of the Taliban said Saturday that Americans would know how hopeless it is to try to conquer Afghanistan if they would only study Afghan history. Yeah, like that’s gonna happen. We don’t even study American history….
A man who once claimed to have fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress says in a book proposal the former presidential candidate is the real father. I know it's hard to believe, brace yourself… but I think this means another politician has lied.
Let me ask you a question America. Who wants to stop playing video games long enough to pick up their cell phone? Or worse -- what if you have to get up from your gaming chair? Well, folks, no longer are we reduced to such barbaric situations! At least, not if you own a PlayStation 3. Until September 27th, PS3 owners will be able to order Papa John’s pizza without having to do anything complicated, like move. It’s like we’re living in the future! Who knew the future was so lazy…
There’s this bridge in China that’s famous, kinda like the Golden Gate, for people jumping off of it. So how do you discourage people from suicide attempts? Maybe put counselors on it? Close it down? Nope. Authorities in one Chinese province have resorted to coating a bridge in butter in order to hinder suicide attempts and the traffic jams they cause. The result of coating the 1,000-foot-long bridge with butter is a surface too slippery for even the most desperate person to climb.
Friday, September 18, 2009
09.18.09 Friday "Doughnuts are not fuel."
Took Tessie in for her regular check up. Our family physician, Dr. West, told us a story about the other day when he was at the hospital and got stuck in an elevator. He was stuck between floors for over an hour! I asked him why he didn’t go all “Die Hard” on the situation and crawl through the ceiling and up the elevator shaft. He said he wanted to but the firefighters who came on the scene wouldn’t let him saying it was too dangerous. Though I’m not claustrophobic, I would hate being stuck in an elevator that long. I know without a doubt that within the first minute of being stuck I would need to pee. And the situation would just get worse from there…
Okay, no more doughnuts. Seriously. I felt all day yesterday like a car that somebody put sugar in the tank of. Food is fuel! Doughnuts are not fuel. Delicious, yes. Fuel, no.
Big news from the Middle East. Progress is being made! Egypt’s top Islamic authority, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said this week that is okay for women to wear trousers in public and don’t need to be flogged when they do. He did add that the trousers in question should be “loose and not see through.” He stressed that “stretch pants were in particular, unacceptable. Granted, this shows that they have come far… but still have a long way to go. I mean, keep in mind here in the US we’re struggling with if women serving hot copy in bikinis is acceptable or not.
Federal officials are warning business owners that they should be prepared to operate their businesses with fewer people in the very near future. Not because of layoff and unemployment fears, but because of the swine flu. Especially hard hit by people calling in sick could be small businesses that employ about half of the workers in the US! And if an outbreak hits at the same time as March Madness, can you imagine the hit productivity will take in this country?! We may grind to a complete halt!
In a new poll Americans voted Paul McCartney their favorite Beatle. Wouldn’t you know it, Kanye said it should have been Beyonce.
Cops in Fresno, California arrested a man they said tried to trade his father's car for $50 worth of crack cocaine. Who knew there was a Crack For Clunkers program, too?
According to a new government study, more than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year. Are there really that many WSU Cougar fans?
Okay, no more doughnuts. Seriously. I felt all day yesterday like a car that somebody put sugar in the tank of. Food is fuel! Doughnuts are not fuel. Delicious, yes. Fuel, no.
Big news from the Middle East. Progress is being made! Egypt’s top Islamic authority, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said this week that is okay for women to wear trousers in public and don’t need to be flogged when they do. He did add that the trousers in question should be “loose and not see through.” He stressed that “stretch pants were in particular, unacceptable. Granted, this shows that they have come far… but still have a long way to go. I mean, keep in mind here in the US we’re struggling with if women serving hot copy in bikinis is acceptable or not.
Federal officials are warning business owners that they should be prepared to operate their businesses with fewer people in the very near future. Not because of layoff and unemployment fears, but because of the swine flu. Especially hard hit by people calling in sick could be small businesses that employ about half of the workers in the US! And if an outbreak hits at the same time as March Madness, can you imagine the hit productivity will take in this country?! We may grind to a complete halt!
In a new poll Americans voted Paul McCartney their favorite Beatle. Wouldn’t you know it, Kanye said it should have been Beyonce.
Cops in Fresno, California arrested a man they said tried to trade his father's car for $50 worth of crack cocaine. Who knew there was a Crack For Clunkers program, too?
According to a new government study, more than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year. Are there really that many WSU Cougar fans?
Thursday, September 17, 2009
09.17.09 Thurs. "No more generic coffee!"
Who is using Facebook and Twitter the most? The answer is kind of suprising. Stay at home moms. A new study (Retail Marketing and Advertising Association) indicates that retailers who are interested in attracting moms are advised to pay close attention to social networking. Women with children at home are more likely to use Facebook (60.3%), MySpace (42.4%) and Twitter (16.5%) than average adults (50.2%, 34.4%, 15.0%, respectively). Kind of kills the argument that it takes a ton of time to do Facebook… Nobody I know has less free time to themselves than stay at home moms. My guess is because when you’re communicating with friends on Facebook you don’t have to worry about a screaming kid screaming in the background and drowning you out like when you try to talk on the phone.
I’m really trying hard to tighten up and save money when we shop. I’ve given up buying name brand stuff and am now getting more generic brands. But I think I just reached a tipping point. When it comes to coffee, I can’t buy the cheap stuff anymore. I bought this huge canister of coffee that I’ve never heard of before simply because it was really cheap. Never again! From now on I will buy only good, name brand coffee even if it means me taking some jobs mowing lawns on the weekend for the extra cash. What’s the one thing you just won’t compromise on? “Forget about the cheap generic stuff, I MUST have the good stuff!”
Big news in Everett. The City Council there is mulling outlawing those bikini barista coffee stands… or at least making them subject to the same rules as strip clubs under the city’s “lewd conduct law.” After a slew of complaints about the boom-chica-chica coffee shops the Council decided it was time to finally address the issue. Councilman Drew Nielsen pretty much summed up the fine line they are walking between free expression and concerns by the public… “Sometimes,” he said “we have to suffer some conduct from our fellow citizens we’d rather not.”
A 21 year old student at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland killed a burglar earlier this week who was stealing a bunch of electronics from his home. What makes the story weird is that the student was armed, not with a 9 millimeter, but with a samurai sword. (By the way, before you start to feel too sad for the bad guy, the burglar who was killed was Donald Rice, a lifetime career criminal with more than two dozen arrests on his record and who had just been released from prison.) Wonder what gun control advocates will make of this story…. Just remember when they outlaw samurai swords, only outlaws will be samurais.
Former Whitney Houston hubby, Bobby Brown has joined the latest cast of Celebrity Fit Club. Man, is he overweight. The only exercise he’s gotten recently has been running from his past and dodging accusations.
The Nashville Songwriters Association International has voted Toby Keith songwriter/artist of the decade. Okay, we all need to agree not to tell Kanye.
This week Congressmen from both parties showed support for NASA to return a man to the moon. The man they had in mind is Congressman Joe Wilson.
I’m really trying hard to tighten up and save money when we shop. I’ve given up buying name brand stuff and am now getting more generic brands. But I think I just reached a tipping point. When it comes to coffee, I can’t buy the cheap stuff anymore. I bought this huge canister of coffee that I’ve never heard of before simply because it was really cheap. Never again! From now on I will buy only good, name brand coffee even if it means me taking some jobs mowing lawns on the weekend for the extra cash. What’s the one thing you just won’t compromise on? “Forget about the cheap generic stuff, I MUST have the good stuff!”
Big news in Everett. The City Council there is mulling outlawing those bikini barista coffee stands… or at least making them subject to the same rules as strip clubs under the city’s “lewd conduct law.” After a slew of complaints about the boom-chica-chica coffee shops the Council decided it was time to finally address the issue. Councilman Drew Nielsen pretty much summed up the fine line they are walking between free expression and concerns by the public… “Sometimes,” he said “we have to suffer some conduct from our fellow citizens we’d rather not.”
A 21 year old student at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland killed a burglar earlier this week who was stealing a bunch of electronics from his home. What makes the story weird is that the student was armed, not with a 9 millimeter, but with a samurai sword. (By the way, before you start to feel too sad for the bad guy, the burglar who was killed was Donald Rice, a lifetime career criminal with more than two dozen arrests on his record and who had just been released from prison.) Wonder what gun control advocates will make of this story…. Just remember when they outlaw samurai swords, only outlaws will be samurais.
Former Whitney Houston hubby, Bobby Brown has joined the latest cast of Celebrity Fit Club. Man, is he overweight. The only exercise he’s gotten recently has been running from his past and dodging accusations.
The Nashville Songwriters Association International has voted Toby Keith songwriter/artist of the decade. Okay, we all need to agree not to tell Kanye.
This week Congressmen from both parties showed support for NASA to return a man to the moon. The man they had in mind is Congressman Joe Wilson.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
09.16.09 Wed "Need a whole case of Snuggies?"
A recent study suggests that spouses tend to be copycats -- if one quits smoking or starts exercising, the other is more likely to follow suit. What did you start doing or quit because of your spouse?
Just in time for Christmas shopping…..! I see that the Snuggie is now available at Costco.
Speaking of Costco, first of all let me say I do love it there. It’s like an indoor amusement park for browsers. If you are into wandering around in stores like I am, it’s Shangri-La. But with that said, they need to step it up when it comes to the samples. The Sample Ladies are really good at explaining what they’re cooking and what’s in it, and all that. But come on… that tray of samples should never be empty! I circled the frozen food section three times waiting for a sample lady to put out some chicken stuffed pockets! Three revolutions around the frozen peas I still never got my chicken sample! Unacceptable.
Way to go to 12 year old Dylan Phifer from Everett. Looks like he’s going into the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest score ever on Guitar Hero. He score 1,019, 682 points by playing “Mercyful Fate” by Metallica over Labor Day Weekend. Here’s the funny thing, being that good at Guitar Hero you’d think he’d be able to pick up the real guitar right? Nope, he tried taking lessons but didn’t think it was as fun as the video game.
The Tacoma City Council is proposing a new ban. As if outlawing smoking in restaurants and bars wasn’t enough, they now want to outlaw lighting up in public parks. Some people say that it’s going too far and will infringe on their rights. Others say that parks are for families and kids and smoking there isn’t cool and should be banned just like drinking booze is. Still others say that if they are going to ban offensive fumes in Tacoma, there are plenty of aromas they could focus on first… (Text poll: Should smoking be banned in public parks in Tacoma?)
Kanye West apologized to Taylor Swift by telephone Tuesday. A short time later President Obama invited Kanye and 19-year-old Taylor to the White House for a root beer summit.
A Chinese clothing manufacturer probably thought it was on to a winner by exporting jeans bearing the Islamic expression "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful" to Iran. But an otherwise sound marketing idea was undone by one embarrassing flaw: the phrase, which graces each of the Qur'an's 114 chapters, was prominently displayed on the pockets of the jeans' backsides, something likely to be seen as disrespectful by devout Muslims. A critic of the jeans said that Allah is a respected word in Island, but "now it is embroidered on the sitting place of these jeans." Wouldn’t it be weird if China goes to war with Iran over a fashion faux pas?
Just in time for Christmas shopping…..! I see that the Snuggie is now available at Costco.
Speaking of Costco, first of all let me say I do love it there. It’s like an indoor amusement park for browsers. If you are into wandering around in stores like I am, it’s Shangri-La. But with that said, they need to step it up when it comes to the samples. The Sample Ladies are really good at explaining what they’re cooking and what’s in it, and all that. But come on… that tray of samples should never be empty! I circled the frozen food section three times waiting for a sample lady to put out some chicken stuffed pockets! Three revolutions around the frozen peas I still never got my chicken sample! Unacceptable.
Way to go to 12 year old Dylan Phifer from Everett. Looks like he’s going into the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest score ever on Guitar Hero. He score 1,019, 682 points by playing “Mercyful Fate” by Metallica over Labor Day Weekend. Here’s the funny thing, being that good at Guitar Hero you’d think he’d be able to pick up the real guitar right? Nope, he tried taking lessons but didn’t think it was as fun as the video game.
The Tacoma City Council is proposing a new ban. As if outlawing smoking in restaurants and bars wasn’t enough, they now want to outlaw lighting up in public parks. Some people say that it’s going too far and will infringe on their rights. Others say that parks are for families and kids and smoking there isn’t cool and should be banned just like drinking booze is. Still others say that if they are going to ban offensive fumes in Tacoma, there are plenty of aromas they could focus on first… (Text poll: Should smoking be banned in public parks in Tacoma?)
Kanye West apologized to Taylor Swift by telephone Tuesday. A short time later President Obama invited Kanye and 19-year-old Taylor to the White House for a root beer summit.
A Chinese clothing manufacturer probably thought it was on to a winner by exporting jeans bearing the Islamic expression "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful" to Iran. But an otherwise sound marketing idea was undone by one embarrassing flaw: the phrase, which graces each of the Qur'an's 114 chapters, was prominently displayed on the pockets of the jeans' backsides, something likely to be seen as disrespectful by devout Muslims. A critic of the jeans said that Allah is a respected word in Island, but "now it is embroidered on the sitting place of these jeans." Wouldn’t it be weird if China goes to war with Iran over a fashion faux pas?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
09.15.09 Tues "Yes, I'd like to wipe out 1990 please."
A group of scientists say they have successfully erased the long term memories of rats and are very close to being able to do the same for humans. (There was a movie about this a while ago with Jim Carey in it…now it’s close to a reality!) Scientists say that eventually they will be able to specifically target certain memories in people and wipe them clean as if they never happened. They say that this will really help people who have experienced traumatic things in their life move on with the healing. If you could selectively remove certain memories from your brain / life, would you?
I’m totally stoked about this website. A little background…. My average target heart rate when I’m working out is about 125 beats per minutes. That’s what I need to get my heart doing to really get a pretty good workout going when I’m running or doing cardio or whatever. I’ve found that when I’m listening to music it helps me reach my target heart rate quicker and stay there longer. As long as it’s the right music. It has to be pumping, fast, upbeat stuff. Well I ran across the website www.RunHundred.com. The site breaks down music by genres, including country, and tells you the different beats per minute of songs. For instance, if I wanted to pick songs for a playlist that are close to my target heart rate I would pick the songs like Keith Urban’s “Kiss A Girl” (121 BPM), Lady A’s “Looking For A Good Time” (122 BPM), and Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” (130 BPM). Music is an awesome personal trainer!
Speaking of cool websites… sometimes it seems like there are just too many social networking sites to keep up with. You’ve got your Twitter account, your Facebook page, your Myspace account… not to mention your personal blog. Well now there’s a site you can log onto that is your one-stop solution to updating all your stuff. www.Ping.fm. You create one Ping account and you can update more than 40 different social networking sites. (First of all, knowing that there even are 40 different sites kinda makes me feel out of touch… Clearly I have some social networking to do!)
An update on that alligator found spotted in Salmon Creek near Vancouver, WA we told you about a few days ago. Animal control officers were able to capture the 30 inch long gator the other day and then were faced with the inevitable question “now what?” Tim Criswell, owner of the House of Reptiles in Tigard, Oregon has volunteered to be the gator’s foster parent and will care for it until it’s big and old enough to ship to an alligator sanctuary in Florida. Man, that gator’s lucky it wasn’t dumped in Brandeburg Lake. Them folks down in Roy would’ve just made a fancy-going-to-town pair of boots and matching belt!
It was just a couple of days all the superstitious people were excitedly buying lottery tickets and getting married… you know, when it was 09-09-09. In Fayetteville, Arkansas though, a couple really SHOULD have bought a lottery ticket that day. Not only did Andy Miller’s wife, Alison, give birth to their daughter Molly Reid that day… but it was just last year that Alison gave birth to their first daughter, Campbell, on 08-08-08! And just to make it weirder, Molly Reid has nine letters in her name while Campbell’s name has eight letters. (Okay, maybe now I’m stretching, but it’s true!) Seriously, for the novelty alone the Miller’s should get busy and shoot for a third kid to be born on 10-10-10!
If you’ve got the cash, you could be President Barack Obama’s neighbor. Not in DC, but in Chicago. The 17 room house next door to his house in the ritzy south side neighborhood is on the market. And it could be yours for just two and a half million bucks. Real Estate agents admit that it’s more than it would normally go for, but when you factor in the “Obama factor” it makes the home much more desirable. It would be interesting to see if you would be normal neighbors or if things would just seem weird. Like if you came over and asked to borrow a cup of sugar, when he demand you promise to give half the cookies you’re making to the rest of the neighborhood…?
In Croydon, South London, 102-year-old Winnie Langley has finally decided to stop smoking -- AFTER 95 YEARS! She had her very first cigarette in 1914 and has smoked an average of five a day ever since. That works out to more than 170,000 smokes during her lifetime. So why quit now? Winnie says she simply doesn't like it any more. Ironically, her doctors have told her there's not much point in stopping now. According to her grandson Clive, the doctors said, "If she's got to 102 without getting cancer I don't think she ever will."
I’m totally stoked about this website. A little background…. My average target heart rate when I’m working out is about 125 beats per minutes. That’s what I need to get my heart doing to really get a pretty good workout going when I’m running or doing cardio or whatever. I’ve found that when I’m listening to music it helps me reach my target heart rate quicker and stay there longer. As long as it’s the right music. It has to be pumping, fast, upbeat stuff. Well I ran across the website www.RunHundred.com. The site breaks down music by genres, including country, and tells you the different beats per minute of songs. For instance, if I wanted to pick songs for a playlist that are close to my target heart rate I would pick the songs like Keith Urban’s “Kiss A Girl” (121 BPM), Lady A’s “Looking For A Good Time” (122 BPM), and Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” (130 BPM). Music is an awesome personal trainer!
Speaking of cool websites… sometimes it seems like there are just too many social networking sites to keep up with. You’ve got your Twitter account, your Facebook page, your Myspace account… not to mention your personal blog. Well now there’s a site you can log onto that is your one-stop solution to updating all your stuff. www.Ping.fm. You create one Ping account and you can update more than 40 different social networking sites. (First of all, knowing that there even are 40 different sites kinda makes me feel out of touch… Clearly I have some social networking to do!)
An update on that alligator found spotted in Salmon Creek near Vancouver, WA we told you about a few days ago. Animal control officers were able to capture the 30 inch long gator the other day and then were faced with the inevitable question “now what?” Tim Criswell, owner of the House of Reptiles in Tigard, Oregon has volunteered to be the gator’s foster parent and will care for it until it’s big and old enough to ship to an alligator sanctuary in Florida. Man, that gator’s lucky it wasn’t dumped in Brandeburg Lake. Them folks down in Roy would’ve just made a fancy-going-to-town pair of boots and matching belt!
It was just a couple of days all the superstitious people were excitedly buying lottery tickets and getting married… you know, when it was 09-09-09. In Fayetteville, Arkansas though, a couple really SHOULD have bought a lottery ticket that day. Not only did Andy Miller’s wife, Alison, give birth to their daughter Molly Reid that day… but it was just last year that Alison gave birth to their first daughter, Campbell, on 08-08-08! And just to make it weirder, Molly Reid has nine letters in her name while Campbell’s name has eight letters. (Okay, maybe now I’m stretching, but it’s true!) Seriously, for the novelty alone the Miller’s should get busy and shoot for a third kid to be born on 10-10-10!
If you’ve got the cash, you could be President Barack Obama’s neighbor. Not in DC, but in Chicago. The 17 room house next door to his house in the ritzy south side neighborhood is on the market. And it could be yours for just two and a half million bucks. Real Estate agents admit that it’s more than it would normally go for, but when you factor in the “Obama factor” it makes the home much more desirable. It would be interesting to see if you would be normal neighbors or if things would just seem weird. Like if you came over and asked to borrow a cup of sugar, when he demand you promise to give half the cookies you’re making to the rest of the neighborhood…?
In Croydon, South London, 102-year-old Winnie Langley has finally decided to stop smoking -- AFTER 95 YEARS! She had her very first cigarette in 1914 and has smoked an average of five a day ever since. That works out to more than 170,000 smokes during her lifetime. So why quit now? Winnie says she simply doesn't like it any more. Ironically, her doctors have told her there's not much point in stopping now. According to her grandson Clive, the doctors said, "If she's got to 102 without getting cancer I don't think she ever will."
Monday, September 14, 2009
09.14.09 Monday "Hey dude... wanna hear some gossip...?"
Met Charlotte, one of Scallops’ Twards at Keith Urban. She and her son Benjamin were there. Charlotte has a cool English accent that is still pretty strong even though she’s lived in the US for 15 years. It’s shocking when I meet these people who are so into “Twilight” and they seem normal. I’m pretty sure that Scallops is the only real freak. Benjamin though, Charlotte’s son, was the coolest. He was wearing a Batman shirt so we bonded. Then he said “hey, you know what’s cool about me?” Come on, you gotta love it when a kid KNOWS they are cool. I asked him what was cool about him, and he said “I’m half English and half American!” I said “that is pretty cool! And you know both languages!” Charlotte laughed, but I don’t think Benjamin got it….
Yesterday for the Seahawks game I was going to grill up a burger for myself (wife and kid were at a birthday party so it was just me, the TV, and meat). We didn’t have any hamburger buns but I did find some dinner rolls. In restaurants when you order those mini-cheeseburgers they’re usually called “sliders” on the menu. So I shaped my meat into small little patties and made three sliders burgers. Even though it was probably more calories than just making one burger, my brain thought they were healthier since they were cute and tiny.
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stood up for pigs and hog farmers the other day, saying that it’s totally unfair that people insist on calling the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic "swine flu." Vilsack went on to say "Each time the media uses the phrase 'swine flu,' a hog farmer, their workers and their families suffer." Who ever thought that we would ever be this focused on making sure pigs DON’T get dragged through the mud…
According to new research out today, guys who gossip outnumber gossip girls two to one. In fact, it’s GUYS who spend 8-0 percent of their time gossiping. But the biggest difference is what men and women gossip about. The study found that while guys love exchanging juicy tidbits of personal info, only about 5 percent of gossip is malicious. Ladies, they love the dirt. (So 95 percent of guy gossip is basically “dude, she’s really hot.”)
In Winona, Minnesota, a 19-year-old man was arrested for cursing in public and police cited a law that's been on the books since 1887! The idiot yelled obscenities at officers who had earlier given him a ticket for underage drinking. It was so loud officers said they could hear him a block away. Typically, disorderly conduct tickets are given in these type situations but the guy was being such a jerk they pulled out the seldom used obscenity law which makes cussing in public a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. I totally think we should have a “no cursing in public” fine. Although Qwest Field would be REALLY quiet during Seahawks games…
According to a new poll, these are the top three male fantasies:
3. Marry a Supermodel.
2. Be a world famous sports star
1. End world hunger
(But I’m pretty sure they only said this the most because the researcher asking questions was hot and the guys were trying to look deep and sensitive…)
Yesterday for the Seahawks game I was going to grill up a burger for myself (wife and kid were at a birthday party so it was just me, the TV, and meat). We didn’t have any hamburger buns but I did find some dinner rolls. In restaurants when you order those mini-cheeseburgers they’re usually called “sliders” on the menu. So I shaped my meat into small little patties and made three sliders burgers. Even though it was probably more calories than just making one burger, my brain thought they were healthier since they were cute and tiny.
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stood up for pigs and hog farmers the other day, saying that it’s totally unfair that people insist on calling the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic "swine flu." Vilsack went on to say "Each time the media uses the phrase 'swine flu,' a hog farmer, their workers and their families suffer." Who ever thought that we would ever be this focused on making sure pigs DON’T get dragged through the mud…
According to new research out today, guys who gossip outnumber gossip girls two to one. In fact, it’s GUYS who spend 8-0 percent of their time gossiping. But the biggest difference is what men and women gossip about. The study found that while guys love exchanging juicy tidbits of personal info, only about 5 percent of gossip is malicious. Ladies, they love the dirt. (So 95 percent of guy gossip is basically “dude, she’s really hot.”)
In Winona, Minnesota, a 19-year-old man was arrested for cursing in public and police cited a law that's been on the books since 1887! The idiot yelled obscenities at officers who had earlier given him a ticket for underage drinking. It was so loud officers said they could hear him a block away. Typically, disorderly conduct tickets are given in these type situations but the guy was being such a jerk they pulled out the seldom used obscenity law which makes cussing in public a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. I totally think we should have a “no cursing in public” fine. Although Qwest Field would be REALLY quiet during Seahawks games…
According to a new poll, these are the top three male fantasies:
3. Marry a Supermodel.
2. Be a world famous sports star
1. End world hunger
(But I’m pretty sure they only said this the most because the researcher asking questions was hot and the guys were trying to look deep and sensitive…)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
09.10.09 "Clean up the house and... brown chicken, brown cow."
Yesterday I was reading an interview with Cindy Crawford in one of my wife’s magazines. She sure looks pretty amazing for a mom of two and has sure done well for herself since she ended her supermodel career and settled down with her hubby Rande. I told my wife that in the article Cindy mentioned that she and her husband go out on dates at least once a week. My wife and I now hate Cindy Crawford and her husband.
The other interesting article in this magazine was about the way married men can help their wives get into the mood. Apparently cleaning up the house when the wife isn’t there is a huge turn on. They called it “choreplay.”
For years there have been rumors that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy is really self-conscious about his height. Stuff like that he wears elevator shoes and uses step boxes behind podiums. But it’s all been rumor… until now. The other day he was speaking at a factory in France and part of it was a question and answer session with the press. A group of factory workers were chosen to stand behind him as part of a backdrop… and afterwards the workers chosen admitted that they were all chosen because they were short and they were needed to help make the French President look taller. Remember the last French leader who had a bunch of hang-ups about being short… Just be careful Sarkozy don’t pull a Napoleon…
The moose may be a majestic animal of the north woods to many but Canadian Eugene Nippard calls them land mines and wants their numbers limited. That's because moose are so huge they can mangle cars when the two come in contact on highways. So the Ontario man is lobbying provincial officials to allow hunters to kill more moose. His new campaign is called “Reduce the Moose.”
More than 20,000 people jammed Michigan Avenue for Oprah Winfrey's season kickoff party. And by people I mean maniacal, screaming women who would all like a free car.
Experts say couples should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health and relationship. Sleep specialist Dr. Neil Stanley told the British Science Festival how bed sharing can cause fights over snoring and blanket-hogging and robs precious sleep. One study found that, on average, couples suffered 50% more sleep disturbances if they shared a bed. Stanley, who sleeps separately from his wife, points out that historically we were never meant to share our beds. He said the modern tradition of the marital bed only began with the industrial revolution, when people moving to overcrowded towns and cities found themselves short of living space. Before the Victorian era it was not uncommon for married couples to sleep apart. In ancient Rome, the marital bed was a place for romance but not for sleeping. The doctor says, "It's about what makes you happy. If you've been sleeping together and you both sleep perfectly well, then don't change, but don't be afraid to do something different."
Ran across this list. It’s a list of signs that we are too lazy as a people. I bet if given the opportunity, we could add more examples. (By the way, all of these are true.)
1. Ballparks that now let fans order food by cell phone
2. Campbell's Soup at Hand, packaged in insulated sipping cups
3. Talking caller ID
4. The remote controlled den - lights, fireplace, fan, blinds, etc.
5. Pooper-scooper services
The other interesting article in this magazine was about the way married men can help their wives get into the mood. Apparently cleaning up the house when the wife isn’t there is a huge turn on. They called it “choreplay.”
For years there have been rumors that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy is really self-conscious about his height. Stuff like that he wears elevator shoes and uses step boxes behind podiums. But it’s all been rumor… until now. The other day he was speaking at a factory in France and part of it was a question and answer session with the press. A group of factory workers were chosen to stand behind him as part of a backdrop… and afterwards the workers chosen admitted that they were all chosen because they were short and they were needed to help make the French President look taller. Remember the last French leader who had a bunch of hang-ups about being short… Just be careful Sarkozy don’t pull a Napoleon…
The moose may be a majestic animal of the north woods to many but Canadian Eugene Nippard calls them land mines and wants their numbers limited. That's because moose are so huge they can mangle cars when the two come in contact on highways. So the Ontario man is lobbying provincial officials to allow hunters to kill more moose. His new campaign is called “Reduce the Moose.”
More than 20,000 people jammed Michigan Avenue for Oprah Winfrey's season kickoff party. And by people I mean maniacal, screaming women who would all like a free car.
Experts say couples should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health and relationship. Sleep specialist Dr. Neil Stanley told the British Science Festival how bed sharing can cause fights over snoring and blanket-hogging and robs precious sleep. One study found that, on average, couples suffered 50% more sleep disturbances if they shared a bed. Stanley, who sleeps separately from his wife, points out that historically we were never meant to share our beds. He said the modern tradition of the marital bed only began with the industrial revolution, when people moving to overcrowded towns and cities found themselves short of living space. Before the Victorian era it was not uncommon for married couples to sleep apart. In ancient Rome, the marital bed was a place for romance but not for sleeping. The doctor says, "It's about what makes you happy. If you've been sleeping together and you both sleep perfectly well, then don't change, but don't be afraid to do something different."
Ran across this list. It’s a list of signs that we are too lazy as a people. I bet if given the opportunity, we could add more examples. (By the way, all of these are true.)
1. Ballparks that now let fans order food by cell phone
2. Campbell's Soup at Hand, packaged in insulated sipping cups
3. Talking caller ID
4. The remote controlled den - lights, fireplace, fan, blinds, etc.
5. Pooper-scooper services
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
09.09.09 Wed "Look out Japan!"
I think I have decided that it doesn’t matter how much hand washing you do or sanitizer you use, your toddler is still going to get sick. I think after Tessie recovers from the cold she has now Ananda and I are going to have her fitted for a bubble.
New research (North Carolina State University) reveals parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education. The co-author of the study says married women are becoming more liberal and married men more conservative. Now that the news is out I need to figure out where they installed the cameras in my house to monitor my wife and I.
A semitrailer crashed earlier this week on I-80 in Wyoming. Nothing particularly unusual about that. Though what made this crash unusual is the fact that it was hauling bottles of wine. And when the semi caught fire after crashing, the heat caused the wine bottles to build up pressure and the corks started popping out of them like bullets. One cork hit a state patrol officer in the arm and injured him. They were flying out of the blaze like gunfire or as one firefighter put it, “the corks were exploding like Jiffy Pop.”
A bunch of dads on Vashon Island are trying to raise some money for the Vashon School District. Why these days does it seem that whenever somebody needs to raise money for a cause it involves a calendar and getting naked? That’s what they are doing. From the vice president of operations for an expedition ship company to a lawyer, all of the “beefcakes” in the calendar are in the buff, with strategically placed props in from of them. By the way, people are buying this thing. They’re going for 20 dollars a pop and their “DreamBoats of Vashon” calendar is number 4 on Amazon’s 2010 calendar sales list, right behind “Twilight” calendars.
This might just be the perfect food. It's called Perky Jerky and it's world's first “all-natural performance enhancing meat snack.” Put simply, Perky Jerky combines the most tender and flavorful beef jerky with an extra dose of caffeine. That’s so awesome I can barely contain myself.
That Sudanese woman who was convicted of wearing pants has been released from jail. There’s nothing like the sweet sound coming from the ringing of the bell-bottoms of freedom.
Today's date is 9-9-9. The Chinese consider 9 a lucky number while the Japanese view it as unlucky. In other words, this would be the perfect day for China to invade Japan.
I’ll give this to Obama, he sure is dialed into the younger demographics. Prior to his live Internet broadcast to students across the country this week, President Obama answered questions at a Virginia high school. Asked by one student how he could become President someday, Obama issued a warning about Facebook. "I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your life."
New research (North Carolina State University) reveals parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education. The co-author of the study says married women are becoming more liberal and married men more conservative. Now that the news is out I need to figure out where they installed the cameras in my house to monitor my wife and I.
A semitrailer crashed earlier this week on I-80 in Wyoming. Nothing particularly unusual about that. Though what made this crash unusual is the fact that it was hauling bottles of wine. And when the semi caught fire after crashing, the heat caused the wine bottles to build up pressure and the corks started popping out of them like bullets. One cork hit a state patrol officer in the arm and injured him. They were flying out of the blaze like gunfire or as one firefighter put it, “the corks were exploding like Jiffy Pop.”
A bunch of dads on Vashon Island are trying to raise some money for the Vashon School District. Why these days does it seem that whenever somebody needs to raise money for a cause it involves a calendar and getting naked? That’s what they are doing. From the vice president of operations for an expedition ship company to a lawyer, all of the “beefcakes” in the calendar are in the buff, with strategically placed props in from of them. By the way, people are buying this thing. They’re going for 20 dollars a pop and their “DreamBoats of Vashon” calendar is number 4 on Amazon’s 2010 calendar sales list, right behind “Twilight” calendars.
This might just be the perfect food. It's called Perky Jerky and it's world's first “all-natural performance enhancing meat snack.” Put simply, Perky Jerky combines the most tender and flavorful beef jerky with an extra dose of caffeine. That’s so awesome I can barely contain myself.
That Sudanese woman who was convicted of wearing pants has been released from jail. There’s nothing like the sweet sound coming from the ringing of the bell-bottoms of freedom.
Today's date is 9-9-9. The Chinese consider 9 a lucky number while the Japanese view it as unlucky. In other words, this would be the perfect day for China to invade Japan.
I’ll give this to Obama, he sure is dialed into the younger demographics. Prior to his live Internet broadcast to students across the country this week, President Obama answered questions at a Virginia high school. Asked by one student how he could become President someday, Obama issued a warning about Facebook. "I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your life."
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
09.08.09 Tues "I'm Bringing Sexy Back... to my ears."
Yes, I put my earrings in. But before somebody starts thinking that I’m having a midlife crisis, yes, that fact is established but the earrings have nothing to do with that. Ananda was looking at my earlobes over the weekend and said “I liked you in earrings. It was sexy.” Good enough for me. They’re in until she no longer finds them sexy so get used to them.
This weekend we had a bunch of tomatoes become ripe before the fall rains set in. I also had bought some really good, thick, maple smoked bacon. I had never had a BLT before. But now I realize it’s what’s been missing all my life. The cold crunch of iceberg lettuce, the sweetness of fresh tomato, and the magic that is bacon all held together with toast and mayo. Are you kidding me?! How in the world have I gone this long without knowing BLTs… It’s all I want to eat from now on. It’s nature’s perfect food.
I am convinced that having kids makes you stupid. Since my wife and I had Tessie, we can no longer hold intelligent conversations with each other, let alone other adults. In fact, outside of the studio, and sometimes in it, I can barely put a sentence together. I think this relates directly to the amount of cartoons, dealing with toddler logic, and brain cell damage from hearing constant screaming.
Clark County animal control officers say that somewhere in Salmon Creek outside of Vancouver, WA is a 2-foot long alligator on the loose. And so far, nothing is working to catch it… not traps with raw chicken or raw hamburger and the critter has been loose in the creek for over a week now. And just like all exotic animals that end up where they’re not supposed to be, animal cops say that it’s an abandoned pet that somebody couldn’t handle anymore. What’s going on… last week it was a boa constrictor in Lake Tapps, now an alligator in Salmon Creek. Doesn’t anybody just have a dog named Boo anymore?!
Four young men in Mountlake Terrace, ages 22 to 46 decided the other night after what cops say was “an extended bout of drinking” to order some exotic dancers from a Craigslist ad on the internet. But when the three dancers arrived, the men were disappointed to see that they didn’t live up to their online descriptions. And the women were actually there to rob the drunk dudes. The gals took off with their money and the booze hounds called the cops to report the robbery. The drunk men were more upset about the fact that the dancers were not “as advertised” as they were about being robbed. Police, and I’m not making this up, asked the guys to rate the dancers on a scale of 1 to 10. Most of the men rated the women a “2” although the drunkest among them cops report, said “4.” As Mountlake Terrace police Sgt. Doug Hansen said “the whole thing could have been prevented with a little common sense and restraint.”
A court in Berlin has ruled that a couple of parents there can name their newborn song, “Jihad.” As most know, that’s the Arabic word for holy war that radial Islam uses when talking about the terrorist acts that they do like 9-11. As if growing up isn’t hard enough, this kid is always going to be picked last when choosing sides in dodge ball. I mean really, who wants to say “I want Jihad on my team.” That’s just asking for trouble…
Deputies in Mankato, Minnesota, were taking a break at a restaurant called the Happy Chef when four burglary suspects pulled in with their truck loaded with stolen merchandise. Just how good does the food at a restaurant have to be to make both the cops and the robbers stop what they’re doing to grab a bite to eat?
TOP FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK
1. 100% Monday-free
2. I can't remember what day of the week it is and I don't care
3. I spend Wednesday and Thursday arguing about which one is "Hump Day"
4. I only have to ask "Is it Friday yet?" three times
5. By the time I realize it's Tuesday, it's Wednesday
This weekend we had a bunch of tomatoes become ripe before the fall rains set in. I also had bought some really good, thick, maple smoked bacon. I had never had a BLT before. But now I realize it’s what’s been missing all my life. The cold crunch of iceberg lettuce, the sweetness of fresh tomato, and the magic that is bacon all held together with toast and mayo. Are you kidding me?! How in the world have I gone this long without knowing BLTs… It’s all I want to eat from now on. It’s nature’s perfect food.
I am convinced that having kids makes you stupid. Since my wife and I had Tessie, we can no longer hold intelligent conversations with each other, let alone other adults. In fact, outside of the studio, and sometimes in it, I can barely put a sentence together. I think this relates directly to the amount of cartoons, dealing with toddler logic, and brain cell damage from hearing constant screaming.
Clark County animal control officers say that somewhere in Salmon Creek outside of Vancouver, WA is a 2-foot long alligator on the loose. And so far, nothing is working to catch it… not traps with raw chicken or raw hamburger and the critter has been loose in the creek for over a week now. And just like all exotic animals that end up where they’re not supposed to be, animal cops say that it’s an abandoned pet that somebody couldn’t handle anymore. What’s going on… last week it was a boa constrictor in Lake Tapps, now an alligator in Salmon Creek. Doesn’t anybody just have a dog named Boo anymore?!
Four young men in Mountlake Terrace, ages 22 to 46 decided the other night after what cops say was “an extended bout of drinking” to order some exotic dancers from a Craigslist ad on the internet. But when the three dancers arrived, the men were disappointed to see that they didn’t live up to their online descriptions. And the women were actually there to rob the drunk dudes. The gals took off with their money and the booze hounds called the cops to report the robbery. The drunk men were more upset about the fact that the dancers were not “as advertised” as they were about being robbed. Police, and I’m not making this up, asked the guys to rate the dancers on a scale of 1 to 10. Most of the men rated the women a “2” although the drunkest among them cops report, said “4.” As Mountlake Terrace police Sgt. Doug Hansen said “the whole thing could have been prevented with a little common sense and restraint.”
A court in Berlin has ruled that a couple of parents there can name their newborn song, “Jihad.” As most know, that’s the Arabic word for holy war that radial Islam uses when talking about the terrorist acts that they do like 9-11. As if growing up isn’t hard enough, this kid is always going to be picked last when choosing sides in dodge ball. I mean really, who wants to say “I want Jihad on my team.” That’s just asking for trouble…
Deputies in Mankato, Minnesota, were taking a break at a restaurant called the Happy Chef when four burglary suspects pulled in with their truck loaded with stolen merchandise. Just how good does the food at a restaurant have to be to make both the cops and the robbers stop what they’re doing to grab a bite to eat?
TOP FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK
1. 100% Monday-free
2. I can't remember what day of the week it is and I don't care
3. I spend Wednesday and Thursday arguing about which one is "Hump Day"
4. I only have to ask "Is it Friday yet?" three times
5. By the time I realize it's Tuesday, it's Wednesday
Friday, September 4, 2009
09.04.09 Friday "I AM NOT STRESSED OUT!"
My niece, as I have mentioned, is visiting us at the end of October as my graduation gift to her. I’m already planning on taking her to Rascal Flatts. Ananda is going to take her on the Clipper to Victoria one day for high tea and tourism. Other than that, what in Seattle is cool for an 18 year old girl? (Other than 18 year old Seattle boys…) Please send me your suggestions. I want to make that week she is here awesome.
Tomorrow I’ll be broadcasting from Rich’s For the Home in Lynnwood from Noon – 2 PM. Other than that, my weekend consists of watching the Huskies on Saturday night on TV and some other miscellaneous televised sporting events Sunday and Monday. I already have clearance from the wife to check out from reality this weekend.
Did you see this list? Forbes Magazine has listed Seattle as the 11th most stressful city in the US. The top of the list consists of Chicago at number one, then LA, and then New York. How the heck did we get as high as 11?! We are so not that stressed. I mean, we have worries like everywhere else, but come on… we stress about stuff like leaky kayaks and not being able to find enough places with free WiFi. That’s not the same as gritty, “oh we could be shot by mobsters” stress in Chicago.
This guy is either the most annoying human being on the planet or is exactly how we should all act, I can’t decide. The Canadian billionaire who founded Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, says now that one of the motivating factors for him spending so much money to fly to the International Space Station later this month, is so he can deliver red clown noses to cosmonauts. This dude paid 35 million bucks to go to outer space so he can yuk it up with a bunch of Russians. Life-loving funster, or nutcase? I suppose it’s a fine line.
President Obama will give a State of the Union-style address featuring fresh and more detailed arguments for revamping the health care system. For instance, one of his new ideas works like this: you trade in an old car, you get a free hip replacement.
TOP FIVE LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT OBAMA HEALTH CARE PLAN
1. Best illnesses win a guest role on "Grey's Anatomy"
2. To discourage over use of office visits, only rectal thermometers used
3. In the future, all X-rays performed at airport
4. There's the new "Golf Day" holiday on Wednesday
5. All referrals have to go through Dr. Phil
Tomorrow I’ll be broadcasting from Rich’s For the Home in Lynnwood from Noon – 2 PM. Other than that, my weekend consists of watching the Huskies on Saturday night on TV and some other miscellaneous televised sporting events Sunday and Monday. I already have clearance from the wife to check out from reality this weekend.
Did you see this list? Forbes Magazine has listed Seattle as the 11th most stressful city in the US. The top of the list consists of Chicago at number one, then LA, and then New York. How the heck did we get as high as 11?! We are so not that stressed. I mean, we have worries like everywhere else, but come on… we stress about stuff like leaky kayaks and not being able to find enough places with free WiFi. That’s not the same as gritty, “oh we could be shot by mobsters” stress in Chicago.
This guy is either the most annoying human being on the planet or is exactly how we should all act, I can’t decide. The Canadian billionaire who founded Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, says now that one of the motivating factors for him spending so much money to fly to the International Space Station later this month, is so he can deliver red clown noses to cosmonauts. This dude paid 35 million bucks to go to outer space so he can yuk it up with a bunch of Russians. Life-loving funster, or nutcase? I suppose it’s a fine line.
President Obama will give a State of the Union-style address featuring fresh and more detailed arguments for revamping the health care system. For instance, one of his new ideas works like this: you trade in an old car, you get a free hip replacement.
TOP FIVE LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT OBAMA HEALTH CARE PLAN
1. Best illnesses win a guest role on "Grey's Anatomy"
2. To discourage over use of office visits, only rectal thermometers used
3. In the future, all X-rays performed at airport
4. There's the new "Golf Day" holiday on Wednesday
5. All referrals have to go through Dr. Phil
Thursday, September 3, 2009
09.03.09 Thurs. "Frozen Coho on a Stick"
Food CAN change your mood. Researchers who study the food-mood connection have found that certain vitamins and other compounds in food can change brain chemistry. For example, several studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids may be effective at combating depression. (Three B vitamins, B6, B12 and folic acid, have been studied for their role in mood regulation.) My only problem with this is the omega-3 part. That means that really, comfort food SHOULD be stuff like salmon. Nothing against the salmon, but when I’ve had a bad day I’m reaching for the carton of Butter Pecan, not a frozen coho. Do you have any favorite "good mood foods?"
The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years. This might be trying to appeal to the mainstream just a little too much though. They're going to add more Harry Potter.
Speaking of church, here’s an interesting marketing idea. A Michigan church is enlisting Satan in a bid to drum up attendance at services. Metro South Church in a Detroit suburb is posting signs saying the non-denominational Christian congregation "sucks" and "makes me sick." The ads are signed by Satan. The campaign even has a website explaining why Satan hates the church. Youth Pastor Adam Dorband says the church is trying to reach out to people and cut through the "noise." They better be careful signing Satan’s name to the billboard. That would be forging his name, which could get the church in trouble. After all, Satan does have all the lawyers working for him.
Southwest Airlines is starting to charge some customers to board aircraft sooner. Wait, you mean some people are willing to pay to start their eight hours on the tarmac early?!
A Honolulu City Council committee is to take up legislation today that would ban "odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system." Smelly bus riders would face a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail. How long before they just start handing out stink-covering leis at all the bus stops?
Ben and Jerry have changed the name of their Chubby Hubby flavor to Hubby Hubby, to honor gay marriage in Vermont. Keep your politics out of my ice cream!
The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years. This might be trying to appeal to the mainstream just a little too much though. They're going to add more Harry Potter.
Speaking of church, here’s an interesting marketing idea. A Michigan church is enlisting Satan in a bid to drum up attendance at services. Metro South Church in a Detroit suburb is posting signs saying the non-denominational Christian congregation "sucks" and "makes me sick." The ads are signed by Satan. The campaign even has a website explaining why Satan hates the church. Youth Pastor Adam Dorband says the church is trying to reach out to people and cut through the "noise." They better be careful signing Satan’s name to the billboard. That would be forging his name, which could get the church in trouble. After all, Satan does have all the lawyers working for him.
Southwest Airlines is starting to charge some customers to board aircraft sooner. Wait, you mean some people are willing to pay to start their eight hours on the tarmac early?!
A Honolulu City Council committee is to take up legislation today that would ban "odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system." Smelly bus riders would face a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail. How long before they just start handing out stink-covering leis at all the bus stops?
Ben and Jerry have changed the name of their Chubby Hubby flavor to Hubby Hubby, to honor gay marriage in Vermont. Keep your politics out of my ice cream!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
09.02.09 Wed. "My Class Ring"
We got a new credit card yesterday. We decided that we’re taking it today to our safe deposit box at the bank. That’s so we won’t use it to buy stupid stuff on impulse and if we really need it, we have to wait at least a day before we can use it. That way we make absolutely sure we need to be making the purchase.
Was looking for something in a toolbox yesterday and while digging I came across my high school class ring. Realized I hadn’t worn that since graduation and wondered why in the heck I bought it in the first place. I mean, it was really cool when I was in high school, but it’s not cool to wear in college, so you take it off and I never put it back on. In fact, I don’t know anybody who wears their high school class ring after graduation. In fact, I would think that’s pretty weird. Now that I think of it, its kind of a dorky tradition to buy one in the first place. You only buy it so your girlfriend can wear it, usually lose it, and then hide that fact from your parents.
Police in Yakima have a new tool in their war on vandalism. You’ve heard of installing surveillance cameras in high crime neighborhoods. But the cameras they’ve put in graffiti heavy areas are a little different. They are set up with motion detectors that sense when there’s movement nearby. Then the cameras, which are mounted to high poles, send out a loud verbal message to stop and to move along, and then there’s a bright flash and a picture is taken of the person doing the tagging. And so far, cops in the gang unit say the talking flash cameras are doing a good job of deterring bad guy activity. If they really want the cameras to be effective, the voice they use should be one that sounds like a mom. “Did I raise you to do that? Now clean up that mess and go to your room young man, right this instance!”
Big news from Hoquiam. The city council there has proposed an ordinance that limits the number of chickens you can now have within the Hoquiam city limits. The reaction by people with chickens in their backyards has been strong. Some of the comments that have come up during some terse public debate: “The city council is more concerned with my hens than drug dealers.” And “nobody in Hoquiam has been attacked by a wild chicken yet.”
The Farmers' Almanac predicts a numbing winter this year. You know what that means… Michelle Obama has absolutely no excuse for wearing bare-arm blouses and shorts….
Well, it's September. Just think -- in a few more months, Michael Jackson might be buried.
In Zachary, Louisiana, a woman was arrested for sticking a 24-pack of beer between her thighs and underneath her dress then walking out of the store. As soon as she’s released she’s scheduled to appear on America’s Got Talent.
Was looking for something in a toolbox yesterday and while digging I came across my high school class ring. Realized I hadn’t worn that since graduation and wondered why in the heck I bought it in the first place. I mean, it was really cool when I was in high school, but it’s not cool to wear in college, so you take it off and I never put it back on. In fact, I don’t know anybody who wears their high school class ring after graduation. In fact, I would think that’s pretty weird. Now that I think of it, its kind of a dorky tradition to buy one in the first place. You only buy it so your girlfriend can wear it, usually lose it, and then hide that fact from your parents.
Police in Yakima have a new tool in their war on vandalism. You’ve heard of installing surveillance cameras in high crime neighborhoods. But the cameras they’ve put in graffiti heavy areas are a little different. They are set up with motion detectors that sense when there’s movement nearby. Then the cameras, which are mounted to high poles, send out a loud verbal message to stop and to move along, and then there’s a bright flash and a picture is taken of the person doing the tagging. And so far, cops in the gang unit say the talking flash cameras are doing a good job of deterring bad guy activity. If they really want the cameras to be effective, the voice they use should be one that sounds like a mom. “Did I raise you to do that? Now clean up that mess and go to your room young man, right this instance!”
Big news from Hoquiam. The city council there has proposed an ordinance that limits the number of chickens you can now have within the Hoquiam city limits. The reaction by people with chickens in their backyards has been strong. Some of the comments that have come up during some terse public debate: “The city council is more concerned with my hens than drug dealers.” And “nobody in Hoquiam has been attacked by a wild chicken yet.”
The Farmers' Almanac predicts a numbing winter this year. You know what that means… Michelle Obama has absolutely no excuse for wearing bare-arm blouses and shorts….
Well, it's September. Just think -- in a few more months, Michael Jackson might be buried.
In Zachary, Louisiana, a woman was arrested for sticking a 24-pack of beer between her thighs and underneath her dress then walking out of the store. As soon as she’s released she’s scheduled to appear on America’s Got Talent.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
09.01.09 Tues "Coug Flu"
Nearly 200 students at Wazzoo have reported flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, and exhaustion recently. School officials in Pullman say that their fear is that it could be a possible swine flu outbreak. Either that or everybody’s still nursing a hangover from that bitchin’ Sigma Chi kegger the other night.
Police in Florida have cooked up a new way to catch some bad guys. Cops in Fort Lauderdale have sent out letters to family members of fugitives that say that they are The South Florida Stimulus Coalition and they are trying to give a refund to the bad guys in question. When they show up to pick up their checks, they are then arrested. Cops say the sting has saved them countless man hours when it comes to fugitives and having them come to them is safer than if cops had to arrest them in a hostile environment. The cops say that it worked so well that they are planning a second day of “Operation: Show Me the Money.”
Big news from the comic book world. Disney is purchasing Marvel Comics. I don’t know if it’ll work. The first movie project they announced has Spider-Man trying to prevent Doctor Octopus from ruining a High School Musical.
Public health officials and drugmakers are ramping up for an expected H1N1 pandemic, and the Department of Health and Human Services wants Americans to help pick the most effective flu-prevention video for a national TV campaign. Out of several hundred entries received, 10 finalists were picked. Voting ends September 16. The winner gets $2,500. It’s like American Swine Flu Idol!
Police in Florida have cooked up a new way to catch some bad guys. Cops in Fort Lauderdale have sent out letters to family members of fugitives that say that they are The South Florida Stimulus Coalition and they are trying to give a refund to the bad guys in question. When they show up to pick up their checks, they are then arrested. Cops say the sting has saved them countless man hours when it comes to fugitives and having them come to them is safer than if cops had to arrest them in a hostile environment. The cops say that it worked so well that they are planning a second day of “Operation: Show Me the Money.”
Big news from the comic book world. Disney is purchasing Marvel Comics. I don’t know if it’ll work. The first movie project they announced has Spider-Man trying to prevent Doctor Octopus from ruining a High School Musical.
Public health officials and drugmakers are ramping up for an expected H1N1 pandemic, and the Department of Health and Human Services wants Americans to help pick the most effective flu-prevention video for a national TV campaign. Out of several hundred entries received, 10 finalists were picked. Voting ends September 16. The winner gets $2,500. It’s like American Swine Flu Idol!
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