Opening Stuff:
Let's hear it for all those food packagers who like Barber Frozen Chicken yummies, print the preparation instructions on each individual package. Before this you had to keep the freezer crowding boxes.
Investors waiting for Bernanke reminds me of the "absurdist play" Waiting for Godot.
Less than a week to get something for your lover.
Apophis is out there, and could be the solution to over population in the future. People like to speculate about the unknown, and the giant meteor supposedly hurtling towards a 1935 rendezvous with earth is certainly that. 99942 Apophis, as it has been named, is the size of three football Fields and could obliterate an area the size of France. So expect the drum beat to rise and cults to organize as the event looms. It will be the subject of books and TV specials. Of course the main thrust will be to find someone to blame. Will it be those who kill animals to make fur coats, the obese, smokers, incandescent bulb hoarders, gun owners or SUV drivers -- you know...the targeted group of the moment. Oh yeah, the odds of it striking earth are 250,000-1.
And, while we are at odds, the New England Patriots have been established by Las Vegas as 8-1 favorites to win the next Superbowl. But then, the LV experts have about as much a chance of getting right as my 5 year old Grandson who promised e that Luke Skywalker will win the next Superbow. For the 45th SB, the Odds makers at 183 sports book operations took in $87.5 Million in betting money and only kept $735 thousand of it. That's about $4 grand per location. No wonder that a whopping 76% of all Las Vegas area mortgages are underwater.
The Question:
Two Q Day: 1. All of the family sedans -- Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Mazda 6, Subaru Legacy, Honda Accord, Chevy Malibu, Kia Optima and Hyundai Sonata were rigorously evaluated by a Detroit auto testing operation. The conclusion was that there was little difference between any of them...except one that seemed stand above. Which one? 2. Carol King was at the center of the music world during the protest days of the late 60's, early 70's. Name five of her songs.
The Headlines:
--Markets Fall; Investors taking Profits While Waiting For Bernanke.--Giant Blizzard Paralyzing Midwest Again.
--Egypt Anti-Gov Protesters defy Admin Warnings To Stop Gathering.
--Koreas End "Defense" Talks With No Progress.
--GOP House Announces Wide Array Of Spending Cuts Including Support For Public Broadcasting.
--Prosecutors Say They Will Charge Little Lindsey Lohan With A Felony For Necklace Theft.
--Michelle Says No To Facebook Friends for Obama Girls.
--Maniacal Lib Obermann Lands Top News Job A Al Gore's Fledgling Cable Network "Current".
--Iran Government Says Egypt Sympathy Rallies By Iranians Will Not Be Tolerated.
Back to More Stuff:
Actually, I missed the Aquilara misstep. I was lost in thought wondering why any one would think that her overly dyed hair was attractive.
We live in a world of technological advancements that allow most businesses to survive with fewer employees.
Irrational Exuberance Department:
Financial world reporting is invariably always too late for the Main street investor. In a story today, for instance, 3 stocks -- AIG, Discover, Starwood Hotels -- with underlying severe negative factors were touted. These classified "Risky" stocks were praised for their enormous upticks despite the lack of substance at their core. The problem is that many will blindly buy them. And, like in all bubbles that are fueled irresponsible observations, they could easily collapse.
Ken Olsen died yesterday. As a below junior salesman with Westinghouse (An electronics leader in the early 60's) I actually had many conversations with this very smart guy who essentially changed the way of computing. It was at a time when the discussion reveolved around Analogue or Digital. Of course we know that digital won and Olsen was the pioneer that made it happen. His company zoomed to the heights, but failed just as rapidly as the PC replced Olsen's baby and DEC's "Mini". Maybe Olsen didn't see it coming because the genius also said "There is no reason why any person should have a computer in their home." Other than that he was a nice guy, who for a while finished first.
Almost near: Chapter 6. --Samantha and Tucker were now seen together everywhere around the town. Even Mrs. Flecther apologized for being so vague when they first met. Samantha didn't push the subject again; She didn't want this illusion of perfection to disappear again. She and Tucker enjoyed Brickle Ice Cream or Mrs' F's Cranberry-Ginger cake at the little table at which only five days ago she had sat alone, terribly alone and crying inside.
Most of the time she met Tucker down by the docks. They would take off from there to explore every inch of the town that was so firmly embedded in her mind. Everything was incredibly natural, especially her growing affection for this stranger from the dory.
Tucker never pressed her. It was as if he knew she was fragile. He held her hand, and occasionally kissed her on the cheek. Oh, maybe there was an aggressive hug when they met. But, he didn't push. But she knew he liked her. She had a feeling like she had many years ago.
One day he announced that maybe she'd like to stop paying rent to Zach and use his little house just outside of the village. She smiled. She thought he always lived on the boat.
Reason # 5,280 Why Governments Shouldn't run Anything Department:
They are closing the DMV office on Acquidnick Island. This is a popular office that serves a huge sector of the state. They're lease ran out and they forgot to have a back-up plan. They say they may be back in business at a new location by July. The good news is that you won't have to sit there tearing out your hair while clerks take hours creating encumbrances to simple transactions.
If you have been saving your pennies for seat or two at the giant budget, ill-fated Broadway musical Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, you might want to go to Wendys for a 2,000 calorie angus burger instead. The critics are jumping over each other to see who can write the most scathing reviews. That's too bad, because I thought it might be fun. $65 Million doesn't get you much any more.
The Answer: 1. The entire lot of cars was rated well, with the comments saying you couldn't go wrong with any of them. But, with added ooomph and pleasant interior detail it was felt that the Mazda 6 rated a special Huzzah. 2. Carol King's best known song of that day was "I feel the Earth Move." Her own tapestry album was tops on the US album list for 15 weeks! All together she wrote 2 dozen chart toppers like Will You Love me Tomorrow, It's Too Late, Jazzman, Nightengale, You've Got a Friend, So Far Away and A Natural Woman.
Bonus Q: Guess which album broke Carol King's Tapestry record? See below.
The End:
Maybe US workers should start tweeting for room. The average work area of a "Cube" has shrunk from 90 sq. ft. in 1994 to 75 sf in 2010. Hey, where do you keep those skies for an early afternoon get-away.
B"Q" Answer: Kings effort was broken by Jackson's "Thriller."
If I keep on drinking that overpriced bottle water I make it long enough to see 99942. Hmmmm. That's not much of an incentive for eating well for a longer life. Let's see...devastation by meteor, no social security, Obama's granddaughter as President... I'll take gravy.
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