Conspiracy theorists were right. Area 51, long denied by the government to even exist, has been officially admitted to be real. Although the feds still say no aliens are housed there (see Independence Day, Super 8, and a slew of other sci-fi movies), the area, near Groom Lake in Nevada, was home to testing for the U-2 spy plane and other secret aircraft. Hmmm. We find out that the NSA reads our mail and listens to our phone calls, our MVA photos are in a national ID system used by the police, AND that Area 51 is real, all in one year. What ELSE will we discover?
At an AARP mayoral candidates’ forum in NYC this summer, former Congressman Anthony Weiner, now running for mayor of New York, angrily called one of his opponents, the older George McDonald, “Grandpa”. At an AARP forum? Really?
Baseball’s Alex Rodriguez has been suspended thru 2014. Sort of. He’ll play during his appeal, and he IS 38. Early retirement?
The first in vitro hamburger was cooked and eaten this summer. Made from cow stem cells and tasting “real”, it could help feed the world. Coupled with 3-D printers that now make food, it potentially revolutionizes how the hungry can be fed.
Scientists can now use high frequency sound to levitate and move objects around in mid-air. How long before our cars can fly?
MD’s highest Court has again ruled that bars are not liable for injuries their patrons cause, even if they continued to serve drunk patrons.
Scientists have successfully put a fake memory into a mouse’s brain. Truly unbelievable possibilities.
Calling Steven Spielberg. The passenger pigeon, extinct for a century, is being considered for “de-extinction”, using museum specimen DNA.
Who said good things don’t last? The Twinkie returned July 15, with a shelf life over twice as long as “old” Twinkie. Mmmm.
Philadelphia has decided to make money by taxing lap dances. Those cheeky devils! I predict that patrons will not take this sitting down.
Goal for the day: Be as good a person as your dog thinks you are.
After signing the Declaration of Independence, did our Founding Fathers go to a barbeque and watch fireworks?
The Nationals phenom Bryce Harper is doing an underwear ad for Under Armor. Why is a lawyer never asked to do one? We’re the ones with the briefs.
Recently, director James Cameron spoke at a National Geographic dinner. Between the shrimp cocktail appetizer and the bison main course he urged all attendees to become vegan.
In a 7-2 vote the Supreme Court has struck down an Arizona law that required voters to prove they are U.S. citizens in order to vote, and unanimously ruled that human genes can’t be patented. Watch for more gene research and lower genetic testing costs.