A man broke into a New York woman’s home while she was gone over the holidays and stayed several days, even setting up an Xbox to play video games. The woman wasn’t upset because she says he left the place in better shape than her relatives.
The U.S. is in the middle of a very mild winter, with only 16% of the country covered by snow. Which soon will be about the same amount of the country covered by health insurance.
The Pentagon has selected the leader of a group for a 100 year Starship Project which will launch a multigenerational mission beyond the solar system. Apparently they got the idea after John Glenn went up on a Space Shuttle flight.
A 1793 penny was sold at auction for $1 Million. A penny worth a million dollars. The way the economy is going, pretty soon a million dollars will be worth a penny.
A French crew set a world’s record by circumnavigating the globe in a boat in 45 days. They made it back to port so fast after the skipper hired Kathie Lee Gifford as the featured entertainment.
An analysis says that Mitt Romney’s tax plan would favor the wealthy. Mostly because he considers anyone with $250 Million or less as middle class.
A study says that students who have a good teacher early on tend to make more money as adults. Especially when they pick another profession after finding out what the teacher is paid.
Justin Bieber has revealed a new tattoo of Jesus on his leg. Apparently he was inspired to get it done immediately after his baptism.
Justin Bieber has revealed a new tattoo of Jesus on his leg. Apparently he became very religious right after he found out he was dropped from his paternity lawsuit.
The Supreme Court will weigh the government’s power over regulating profanity and nudity on TV. To which anyone watching “Jersey Shore” and “Keeping Up With Kardashians” is asking, “The government regulates what’s on TV?”
An actress who was suing IMDb for revealing her age and putting her career in jeopardy has revealed her name, Junie Hoang. After landing roles in “Operation Repo”, “I Didn’t Know I was Pregnant” and “Gingerdead Man 3”, the question is “What career?”
An actress who was suing IMDb for revealing her age and putting her career in jeopardy has revealed her name, Junie Hoang. If she was any less known she would be up for a spot on “Dancing With The Stars”.
A survey shows that one in ten smokers hides their habit from their doctor. The other nine are a little more forthcoming when the reason they are going to see their doctor is because they have emphysema.
A woman gave birth to a baby girl on a China Eastern Airlines flight. It’s a good thing it wasn’t JetBlue or by the time the plane arrived where it was going the kid would have been old enough for the parents to pay for her own seat.
A UK couple celebrated their 86th wedding anniversary. The reason they have stayed together so long is that they never had to worry about arguing over using each other’s toothbrush.
Sunday was “World No Pants Subway Ride Day”. Or as the 125th Street Station in New York calls it, “Tuesday”.
The IRS has come up $385 Billion short on money they were supposed to collect. Sure, $385 Billion is no problem. But just wait until you send in a return that is a few dollars less than what you owe and see how fast they take your house, car and life savings.
A study says that only one in seven hospital errors are reported. Of course, to hospitals the only errors that matter are when a patient with no health insurance plan is admitted.
The new CEO of Yahoo has been given a $26 Million pay package. It was revealed by typing in “Paid way too much” on Google.
A poll says that tornadoes and taxes coincide with what people considered the most stressful days of the year. The only difference it that everyone knows what day the IRS is coming to unleash its uncontrollable force to suck up all your possessions.
A study says that marijuana use is most rampant in Australia. If there is any country that appears to be high, it’s Australia. They never go to war, find cricket an exciting sport to watch and have unlimited unemployment benefits.
A study says that binge drinking can be contagious between romantic partners. Mostly because alcohol is the way most people become romantically involved in the first place.
Experts say that a magazine devoted to the Kardashians could put other celebrity magazines out of business. So maybe there is a good side to the Kardashian family after all.
Rihanna has been named the biggest selling digital recording artist of all time. And that doesn’t even count the time that Chris Brown had his digits wrapped around her throat.
Van Halen’s new album with David Lee Roth will be released in February and is called “A Different Kind of Truth”. Apparently that has to do with Roth’s avoiding the truth about losing his hair in 1987.
Ali McGraw says she should have gone for alimony from her three ex-husbands. Just think, she could have used some of it for acting lessons and still had a career.
NASA is questioning astronauts’ rights to sell space memorabilia. Apparently Buzz Aldrin is already trying to subdivide property developments on Tranquility Base.
The New York City MTA is holding a contest to design apps to guide people through the system. Apparently people are interested in which turnstiles are easiest to jump and which stations have the least permeating urine odor.
An Internet service called Timehop shows what people were writing about on social networks a year ago on any day. Although it gets depressing to see most entries were about being foreclosed, filing for unemployment and logging in from library computers.
Apple is objecting to a company’s plan to market a Steve Jobs action figure. Mostly because Apple employees are afraid of pulling the string and having it say “Do it over again!” “This stinks!” and Can’t you do anything right?”
The No Child Left Behind program has turned ten years old. Which according to results from test scores of U.S. students would put it somewhere in the second grade.
A report says that unemployment in the U.S. is at a three year low. Which sounds good until it’s pointed out that employment is at a seventy year low.
That’s it for now, Oh Faithful Readers! The NFL Playoffs are officially underway. That means the good news for Raiders fans like me is that Spring Training is two months away. Of course, being a Dodgers fan means the only thing I really have to look forward to is for you to send the love!
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