Monthly Archive for November, 2010

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The Randomness That Is Sunday Stealing

Published on November 7, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 2 Comments

Today we ripped this meme off a blogger named Jayne at the blog Journey Through Grace. She states that she was tagged by her friend The Bug at the blog Bug Eye’s View. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft’s thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The 14 Question Meme

1. What do you consider your hometown to be? Where I pay property taxes.

2. What’s the hardest part of your average day? Nothing. I got it pretty easy in general.

3. The easiest? Why? See #2

4. What beverage do you reach for to quench your thirst? I am on a Diet Sierra Mist Cranberry kick now. I like to add rum and pineapple juice for a little kick.

5. What is one not-so-secret goal you have for your life? I’ll let you keep your secret ones to yourself. Get paid  for not working.

6. What physical pain do you fear most? For example, I’m trying to decide how bad my jaw pain needs to get before I risk a potential needle from my dentist. So, for me, throbbing is preferable to jabbing. I hate a dull ache. The kind that is just enough to keep me awake at night, but not so serious that it could be a hernia or broken foot. A dull ache means I will just have to tough it out until it heals.

7. Where do you find solace? On a river in my yak.

8. What makes you the saddest when you read/see the news? Televison: The sensationalism to get ratings.  Newspapers: All the irrelevant crap that was on the web 24 hours ago – just gimme the local stuff. Internet: The bitching.

9. What do you eat for a favorite snack? I have hundreds of favorite snacks. First one that popped to mind would be homemade chocolate chip cookies. I don’t eat them anymore though. So now it’s Quaker Oats chocolate covered granola crunch bars.

10. What movie could you/would you watch more than two or three times and still enjoy just as much as the first time? I’ll watch any romantic comedy over and over.  ie: Sleepless in Seattle et al.

11. What boy/girl first made you cry? My brother, no doubt. Punching me in the arm just for fun.

12. What brand of coffee/tea do you drink most often? I drink Lipton Diet Green Tea

13. Dig in the dirt with or without garden gloves? Without, unless they happen to be lying in plain sight, then I will put them on.

14. James Taylor or Carly Simon? Carly Simon

Google Maps May Start War Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Published on November 6, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 0 Comments Tags: .

Forget Charlie Wilson’s War. Today it’s Google Maps War.

I love Google and all the neat things they do.

Aside from killing 1-800-GOOG-411, they just can do no wrong.

Except maybe start a war between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

Seems that the Nicaraguan military crossed over a river that is the boundary between the two countries because the commander was following a Google map.

The troops settled in and tidied up the place by removing that nasty old Costa Rica flag and replacing it with their own.  They set about dredging up some gunk from the river to make a canal so tourists could visit their lovely country. The Nicaraguans dumped the gunk on Costa Rica.

La Nacion — the largest newspaper in Costa Rica — says the Nicaraguan commander, Eden Pastora, used Google Maps to “justify” the incursion even though the official maps used by both countries indicate the territory belongs to Costa Rica.

Whoopsie! Good thing Costa Rica has NO MILITARY, or things could get a little testy.

Cigarettes Will Kill Ya. Four Loko Makes You Sick. Guess What’s Banned in Michigan.

Published on November 5, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 4 Comments Tags: , .


In case you haven’t been keeping up with your local college campus craze, there are some new drinks that the college kids are pouring down their gullets.

Four Loko, Joose, Sparks, are all different brands of alcoholic energy drinks. Often referred to as “black-out-in-a-can” or “liquid cocaine” the drinks are hugely popular with binge drinkers – aka college students.

The drinks come in 23.5 oz. cans and has 12 percent alcohol with caffeine, taurine, guarana added along with  660 calories per friggin’ can.

Colleges are freaking out over this threat to human-kind.

It really is the best of both worlds, one can drink and not feel the effects until way later.

The major concern regarding this drink is the fact that it contains both a depressant and a stimulant; which counteract one another. The caffeine masks the effects of the alcohol until the caffeine wears off. In simple terms, people continue to drink because they don’t feel the effects of the alcohol until much later.

Now the drink is being banned by states all across the nation. The latest is my home state of Michigan. The state liquor commissioner sounded the alarm because some kinds in Washington state drank Four Loko and got some sore tummies and had to be hospitalized. Wait? Washington? So Michigan bans the drink?

Ayup.

This UMass writer said pretty damn good for a brain-damaged college kid:

We blame fast food restaurants for making us fat, we blame headphone companies for damaging our ears, and now, Four Loko is the unfortunate company being blamed for irresponsible college kids who can’t handle their alcohol and whine and complain about it. As an individual, you are responsible for what you choose to put in your body. If you are unsure as to what a product contains and you have any concerns regarding that product, you should look at the nutrition facts on the back of the can before you ingest it.

I have heard that the last election was getting gummit out of our lives.  Whuck?

Looks like cigarettes will remain the only product when used as directed can make you sick – or kill you.

Still no word about imported Four Loko. It still may be legal to have and consume. If Ohio was smart, they would put a big tax on the drinks and sell them to Michiganders crossing the border.

Kind of like the olden days, when 18-year-old Michigan kids could cross into Ohio and drink low-alcohol beer. Far from the “insta-drunk” of Four Loko, drinking 3.2 beer just means you spent a lot of time peeing.

Miscellaneous Grumblings

Published on November 3, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 1 Comment

Here are some “didja knows” for today:

Didja know…

  • Getting new carpet means hours and hours of backbreaking work for me moving the thousands of items that are sitting on the carpet?
  • I’m on somebody’s list.
  • Our dogs love rainy days. The are all snoozing. Three on our bed, one in a chair. Dog’s life.
  • I chose to cast my vote for “none of the above.” Freedom of speech still applies, but maybe the Tea Party can get that changed.
  • The first TV pundit to get “nice” a liberal?
  • Rand Paul will not have the guts to finish his term as senator.
  • I wrote a comment and instead of writing “once” I wrote “wants.”  I gotta stop listening to the voices in my head.
  • this is a great morning after rant.

Baby Boomer Bumper Stickers

Published on November 2, 2010 in Baby Boomer. 0 Comments Tags: .