I come from a family of six siblings. We have different personalities and different temperaments. We get along with some better than others. What we do share, though, is a strong distaste for store-bought eggnog.
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People who interest me
Fear and Loathing and Mellowing Out
Good news for fans of Gonzo Journalism. Hunter S. Thompson’s widow, Anita, has announced that she is using DNA from his private marijuana and hashish stash to promote a cloned product to his devotees. She claims to have kept his supply since his death in 2005.
More About Less Sand
The world is running out of sand. The right kind of sand that is.
Miami Beach is in danger of losing its main tourist attraction: pristine sandy beaches. In fact, most of its sand was imported from the Bahamas. Rick Scott, who prior to his election and re-election as Florida’s governor was best known for the largest Medicare fraud ever, is on record the he is not a scientist and has not seen enough evidence the climate change is real. He therefore has banned Florida state employees from using the term “climate change.”
Careers in Higher Education
In his first three years as head football coach of the University of Oregon, Mark Helfrich led the Ducks to wins in the Alamo Bowl and Rose Bowl and losses in another Alamo Bowl and the College Football National Championship game. A 4-8 record in the 2016 season was made more dismal by a loss to the Oregon State Beavers. An old sports adage is you can’t fire the players, so you fire the coach. They did.
The Future Has Arrived
In the 1989 movie “Back to the Future Part II,” Michael J. Fox’s character, Marty McFly, wears a pair of Nike brand, self-lacing shoes. Almost thirty years later, Nike announced their “HyperAdapt 1.0” shoes that lace themselves. Is this the latest in conspicuous consumption, a chance for people to show off athletic shoes with no useful purpose other than to advertise that the wearer could buy $700+ sneakers? Let’s ask Michael J. Fox.
Better Start Making Plans
“Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has some grim news for humanity: We have 1,000 years to get off Earth or we’re totally screwed.”