Thoughts for the day

The Marlboro man has died of lung disease. Eric Lawson, an actor, has joined the long list of Marlboro men who died smoking-related deaths.

Men growing more facial hair are cutting into Proctor & Gamble’s profits(Gillette). Could say P&G profits have been shaved, ’cause we’re not.

JPMorgan Chase paid over $20 billion to settle fraud allegations.in 2013, and then gave its CEO a 74% raise, paying him $20 million. Good job!

The Army will launch aerostats, tethered blimps, over Maryland. They can monitor vehicles and zoom in on people up to 140 mi. away. Wave to Big Brother.

Gasoline in Venezuela now costs 1/2 cent/gal. in U.S. dollars. Air and water are more expensive there than gasoline. Too far to drive for a fill-up?

Russell Johnson, 89, the Professor on Gilligan’s Island, has died. He made a radio from a coconut, but couldn’t patch the hole in the boat so they could get off the island.

Ty Warner, billionaire Beanie Baby creator, got only 2 yrs.probation for hiding millions to evade taxes. And the incentive not to repeat is?

Affective technology can now monitor your emotions, letting others know when we’re stressed. Particularly useful with autistic kids and people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress.

Tales from the crypt. Literally. D.C. sells glossy morgue pix of homicide victims to family members. VA & NY give them away. Thoughts?

Over 100,000 people have signed up to go on a ONE WAY mission to Mars. Talk about wanting to get away from it all.

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos plans to send your order directly to your doorstep by drone within 30 minutes of when you place your order. Hope you’re not standing there when it comes.

British researchers now say that James Bond drank 4 times the recommended adult daily maximum, and couldn’t have functioned sexually, or otherwise. Damn those Brits!