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Don’t kiss me like THAT!

Randy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:39:43 +0000

I was reading an article on Time.com about how a disgruntled reporter in Iraq threw two shoes at President Bush three years ago during a press conference, exclaiming “This is a farewell kiss you dog!” Wow! I understand that is just about the worst insult you can utter in that culture over there! I read that the reporter has been retained by police. I wonder what will ultimately end up happening to him, I wonder if he will get jail time or just a fine. I watched a video of the shoe-throwing and I saw that Bush avoided being hit by the shoes. I was surprised that he wasn’t behind some kind of bullet-proof glass! It seems to me that almost everywhere I see him out in public he is behind bullet-proof glass! Very strange! Anyway, if YOU are ever planning to kiss ME, please don’t kiss me like THAT!

How low can you go?

Randy — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:18:01 +0000

I’ve heard the phrase “as easy as taking candy from a baby” which is a pretty low thing to do, if you ask me. But I was browsing the Internet, looking for interesting things going on and stumbled on a news story of a young man (I think 18ish) robbing a kid’s lemonade stand! I think that’s pretty low, too!

Anyway, the guy who robbed the lemonade stand ended up getting caught! It seems that there were several young kids running the lemonade stand and one of the kids chased the robber and called the police on her cell phone reporting the robbery and the chase, and they ended up arresting the guy!

If you want to see the story I read, click here!

Is it really Green?

Randy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:50:14 +0000

I was reading an article on TheStreet.com about how retrofitting a company to be more “green” is a good business move; it generates positive publicity and may attract more customers. I agree that it is a good idea. But I also seem to remember reading an article (I don’t recall where) about how some unscrupulous companies are making “green” claims that they don’t deserve. So that brings me to pondering how a company can go “greener” and be transparent about it in such a way that it doesn’t cost the company too much money. Going green is great, and much needed, but we also need to make sure that the company can still make a profit!

Men more likely to die

Randy — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:37:22 +0000

I was reading in an article on Time’s website that men are more likely to die in floods than women. The article goes on to say that men are more likely to die in thunderstorms, too. The attempted explanations theorize that the reason for these situations could be because men take more risks than women do, and/or it could be simply because men tend to spend more time outdoors than women do, so they are exposed to the risks of being killed in situations like that.

The article made me think about what I would do if my family was in a serious flood and I felt that I had to try to rescue a family member. How much risk would I take? I wonder how many of those flood related deaths are actually attributed to men trying to rescue someone else? The article does not explore that path at all, so I guess I’ll just have to keep wondering.

Plants make aspirin

Randy — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:58:49 +0000

I was reading in The Discovery News website that it has been discovered that some plants generate an aspirin-like chemical when they are under stress. The article goes on to explain that this discovery was an accidental one, it was discovered near a walnut grove. Scientists were monitoring the air (it doesn’t say why) when they discovered that the trees were emitting this gas. Then the article goes on to explain that aspirin was originally made from the bark of willow trees. I didn’t know that! You learn something new every day!

NFL Draft today

Randy — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:59:36 +0000

Had the TV set on ESPN all day so I could watch or hear the NFL draft today. I’ve been following a couple of college players the past two years and was curious to see where they would end up. It’s not just about my favorite team, the New England Patriots, it is also about the players and the way they can fit in with the veteran players and help shape the new team.

Tax breaks

Randy — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:08:03 +0000

I have mixed feelings about the announced extension of the tax breaks that I heard about on the news last night. I’m all for getting a tax break myself, but I am worried about the increase in the deficit. I’m … Continue reading →

Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving

Randy — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:08:55 +0000

I just read an article on the Web that Toys R Us will be open at 10pm Thanksgiving Night, to start their Black Friday EARLY! I have never liked Black Friday to begin with; I hate the crowds. I sure hope that the employees that are being forced to work that night are being paid double time, or are employees that don’t celebrate Thanksgiving! Good grief!

Don’t talk politics at work

Randy — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:19:25 +0000

This morning when I went into work my boss immediately asked me if I had voted yesterday. I told him that yes, I had voted. Then he had the gall to ask me who I voted for! Against my better judgement I told him. (With my 20-20 hindsight I think I should have told him that I’d rather not talk politics at work!) Well, I knew that his political views were different than mine, but I told him anyway. I tried to break it as gently as I could. Well, he was really upset, and started hollering that he could not believe that I had voted the opposite of him!

Then the rest of the guys at work started yelling at the boss that they could not believe that he had voted the way he had voted! What a yelling match that turned into! I just kept telling everyone “C’mon guys, don’t talk politics at work!”

People were out of sorts the rest of the day!

The team

Randy — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:16:44 +0000

My kids told me that they were going to go to the Rally for Sanity/Fear today, and invited me to come along. I declined. As much as I would have loved to go, I really don’t enjoy crowds very much. And I’d rather watch it on television from the comfort of my own easy chair. So they headed off to town early this morning and I just turned my television on and popped some popcorn. I thought it was fun to watch – I liked all of the little signs that said “team sanity” or “team fear.” Anyway, I hope my kids enjoyed it!