Monday Musings and Ramblings

Aplogies for the lateness of the post, and wishes for a wonderful Independence Day for all.

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C. The Russians used a pencil. Enjoy paying your taxes.

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Every now and again you will hear about some former military member coming out blasting the military and confessing to all sorts of bad behavior, while the lefties rejoice unabashedly. There’s only one thing – more than once, these people are found out to be complete liars, evidently trying to gain leftie sympathy any way possible. Sounds like they should be working for CBS or the NY Times.

Why don’t you ever see the headline, “Psychic Wins Lottery”?

I remember the good old days, when in order to receive something like a driver’s license, you had to prove who you were, and you had to fulfill certain requirements, such as living in the state where you applied. No more.

Long ago, when men yelled curses and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today, it’s called golf.

A nice article about victimization. I agree with the conclusion – that nothing should be done to assist the latest victim class. This is a policy that is long overdue.

Why do doctors call what they do ‘practice’?

This is one lawsuit I hope gets the plantiff loads of money.

Monday Funny

Mary’s husband died while fishing. Mary sent in his obituary to the newspaper. It read, “Sam died yesterday while fishing.” The newspaper people caller her and said, “you can put a little more in the paper if you want. You have 10 lines for free.” The next day the obituary appeared in the newspaper. It read, “Sam died yesterday while fishing. Boat for sale.”