Thoughts for March 2014

Former President Jimmy Carter won’t email because he doesn’t want the NSA reading what he writes. Hmmm. Ya think we’ve got a problem, if even a former President has these concerns?

Your friends said you were cheating when you made up your own Monopoly rules. Now, Hasbro is vindicating you!  They’re letting you vote on which “house rules” to make official.

Frustrated with how long the security line was taking, a Beijing airport passenger joked that he had a bomb in his butt.  Well, what do you think happened? Cavity search, arrest, jail. Doh! Not funny, huh?  This probably cost him more time than waiting in line would have.

New research shows that our nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.

Can anyone tell me why the rest of the world has effective sunscreen protection and we don’t? The sunscreen they use has been pending FDA approval for years.  Please ask the FDA why it hasn’t approved these sunscreens.

Following Putin’s invasion of Crimea, sanctions were put in place by the U.S. Not to be outdone, THEY sanctioned a number of U.S. individuals. Not on Russia’s target list? Feeling “sanction envy”? Oh, well. Maybe you’ll make the next round. Do something fun today to feel better.

New Chicken From Hell dinosaur found. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140319-dinosaurs-feathers-animals-science-new-species/#.Uyr8h4V7T5s … Are KFC and Chick-Fil-A fighting over a new menu item?

A Virginia couple in their eighties were thrown out of their favorite McDonald’s, one they patronized for years, for “sitting too long”.  What’s McDonald’s response once the press gets wind of this?  They offer the couple 2 small coffees as an apology. Shame!

President Obama recently awarded the Medal of Honor to 24 veterans who had been passed over for recognition because they were Jewish, Hispanic or black. Better late than never.

Kelly Blazek, a marketing expert and winner of a marketing award, responded to a request from a fan to be LinkedIn: “inappropriate & tacky. Don’t ever write to me again.” Hmm. An award winning market expert, eh?  When I get those requests, I just click “yes”.

FDA is now debating whether to approve a “3 parent baby” concept. This is where healthy mitochondria from an egg donor replaces the defective ones in mom’s own egg, then mom’s egg is fertilized with dad’s sperm and implanted in mom’s uterus.

Ah, Arizona. Which is deeper, its Grand Canyon or the hole it digs by passing bad laws, such as its “religious right to discriminate” bill?

A shoe is now available with an imbedded GPS device that can help track Alzheimer patients. Something’s Afoot.

Harold Ramis, director of Groundhog Day, Animal House, Meatballs, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, etc., has died. The world is a less funny place.

“House of Cards” now gets over $26 million in tax credits for filming in MD. Now, they are telling Maryland that if it doesn’t pay them more, they’ll leave the State and film elsewhere. What’s next, a horse head in the Governor’s bed?

Now available. The Armatix iP1 “smart gun”. It needs a wristwatch within reach to “turn the gun on”, or the gun won’t fire. Sounds good.

England’s Richard III, killed in 1485, has been dug up, and his bones will be ground up to map his DNA. Talk about the winter of his discontent!

FDA again refused to approve a “little pink pill” to improve a woman’s sex drive. 24 drugs for men are already approved. -0- drugs for women. Why?

Wanna be a diplomat? Perfect your trash talk. U.S.’s top European diplomat’s comments on the European Union? “F*** the E.U.” I’m SO proud.

Coke’s Super Bowl ad “America the Beautiful” in 7 languages caused Fox News to call Coke “the official soft drink of illegals”. Many people bought Coke to let Fox know how they felt about that. You?

Is anyone disturbed when colleges are making verbal offers to 13 yr old football players, and elite private high schools recruit 4th graders?

A Pittsburgh McDonald’s worker sold heroin in Happy Meal boxes. For those who needed more jolt than the coffee gave. REALLY? Happy Meals?

McDonald’s is trying to become Starbucks by using coffee sales to boost falling profits. Imagine asking for a venti latte at Mickey D’s?

New studies show we have Neanderthal DNA in our genes, from when Neanderthals mated with homo sapiens. Confirms what you always suspected,eh?

The TSA found over 2,000 guns at airport checkpoints in 2013. Most were loaded. Don’t know about you, but I’m not going to be cutting in line at the airport.