IQ & Birth Order, Criminal Minds, Food for Thought, Much, Much, More!

Did you see my Leckband Temperature Challenge, posted minutes earlier today? Pretty exciting! (And a sad commentary on my current social life.)

CRIMINAL MINDS

Excerpt from Norfolk Daily News (7/14):  "Run with a bull. Sheriff's officials in northern Alabama said a burglary suspect was taken into custody after being chased by a bull through a cow pasture . . . (Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls) said Hemby tried fleeing deputies by running through a cow pasture, & a bull roaming the land joined the chase. Walls said Hemby eventually fell onto a barbed wire fence & surrendered. [Thus was born the legend of Alabama outlaw "Bull" Hemby.}

From NDN (7/24): "Not sick. State police said a western Pennsylvania man with a penchant for making unnecessary emergency calls recently complained of chest pains, so he could ask medics to help him fix his air conditioner. 26-yr-old Travis Turner, of Indiana, PA, was charged w/obstructing emergency services & disorderly conduct. Troopers said Turner has called Indiana County 911 dispatchers or the state police 63 times in the last 3 yrs for minor or harassing complaints." [He may be married to the lady who I think I read about in the news recently who called 911 from a drive-thru after she didn't get the right take-out order.]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

From NDN (7/24):  "Lobster beer. A Maine brewer is offering a quicker way to consume two of the state's summertime staples: beer & lobster. Oxbow Brewing is serving up beer brewed w/live Maine lobsters & a dash of sea salt. Brewmaster Tim Adams said the lobsters add a subtle brininess & sweetness that lobster fans will recognize. Adams said the lobsters that were cooked in the brewing process were later eaten." [Oh, okay, I think I might feel better about sampling this beer now, but still, I do not think I associate "lobster" beer with "subtle" brininess.]

From Parade Magazine (7/26):  "Ask Marilyn, by Marilyn vos Savant. 'As a prune is a dried plum, how can you get prune juice from it? R.S., Columbus, Ga.' . . . " [You guessed it. The world's smartest woman is reduced to answering questions about prunes & prune juice in THE MAGAZINE THAT DRIVES ME CRAZY! And, no, I will not dignify this conversation by revealing her answer.]

ODDS & ENDS

From Twin Cities Star Tribune (7/23):  "Why Europeans think we're weather wimps. It gets pretty hot there, too, but they're puzzled by our dependence on air conditioning . . . many Europeans visiting the U.S. frequently complain about the 'freezing cold' temperatures inside buses or hotels. American tourists on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, however, have been left stunned by Europeans' ability to cope w/heat, even at work spaces or in their homes. It's safe to say that Europe thinks America's love of air-conditioning is quite daft." [There is no mention in this article as to whether it's safe to say that American thinks Europe's love of body odor is quite daft.]

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From Omaha World Herald (7/20):  Birth order & personality hardly related. Was your insanely successful older sibling born to achieve? Is your youngest child preprogrammed to seek the limelight? Nope, says massive new research analyzing the traits of 377,000 high school students. At least, the report says not enough to make any practical difference. In the end, researchers found that first-born children have a single-point advantage when it comes to IQ, along with some measured personality differences from those who are born later. First borns were more 'extroverted, agreeable & conscientious' overall . . . " [I say, a single-point advantage is still a single-point advantage. STATISTICS DON'T LIE!]
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SHAMELESS JOKE STEALING

From NDN TV Week late laughs (7/24)/Conan O'Brien:  "A man in London proposed to his girlfriend using a newspaper crossword puzzle. As a result, she'll get back to him sometime next week while she's on the toilet . . . Chevrolet announced its newest car in a press release written only in emojis. The idea came from Chevy's new CEO, a 16-yr-old cheerleader named Amber . . . According to a new poll that just came out, Vladimir Putin's approval rating in Russia has reached an all-time high. Putin is polling very well among Russians who don't want to be killed . . . A DNA lab has proven that KFC did not, as claimed, serve a customer a fried rat. You can see the test on this week's exciting episode of 'CSI: KFC.'"

SOMEWHAT CRINGE-WORTHY

From OWH (7/12):  (This article dealt with the challenges of establishing recycling programs in the Omaha area). ". . . It's hard to imagine why anyone would put a deer carcass in a recycling bin. yet workers at Firstar Fiber, the plant that processes Omaha's recyclables, have pretty much seen everything." [There is no place like Nebraska!]