September 21, 2011

While I wait for a bus pickup that will take a bunch of us old timers to a "crab feast" on Kent Island, on Chesapeake Bay in  Maryland, I have an extra hour, so I can bother you with some more news observations.

1.  A B'ar in a Bar?

An 800 pound stuffed bear has been stolen from in front of a bar.  No comment. You really don't want me to tell any of the 18 bear jokes I have in my files.

2.  Filling a Need?

The town of Sykesville, Maryland was recently mentioned twice as a nice, cheap, safe place to live in the U.S.  Part of the Sykesville area is called Eldersburg.  There is a bare corner at Route 32 and Route 26 in Eldersburg,  a very heavily traveled intersection.  This corner lot has been  an empty lot for lots and lots and lots of years. 

Today's Carroll County Times says that a major fast food gas station is being considered as a tenant for the spot. OKAY!  Just what we need.. another fast food gas station.  How many are there now within a space of an eighth of a mile?  A bunch, I'll bet.

3.  Headline of interest to ornithologists?

Also in the Carroll County Times:

FALCONS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST OWLS

4.  State vs Federal

Tom Zirpoli is a columnist for the Carroll County Times and he writes today:

"...Why is (Governor) Perry asking for Federal funds to cover State services in Texas?  Isn't this the same Perry running for President on the primary issue of cutting spending, including funding for FEMA.  Isn't this the same man who wants the Federal Government to stay out of his State?..."

5.  Chicken Little was Right

In a couple of days, a 7 ton NASA research satellite will enter earth's atmosphere, where it will break up into hundreds of pieces, some of which will be quite large.  The chance of being hit with any of this debris is estimated as 1 in 3,200. 

This doesn't make me feel very safe.  I recently won the large amount of ten dollars in the Maryland State Lottery.  My chances for winning that small amount of money was also 1 in 3,200.

In 1997, a lady in Oklahoma was hit by a small part of a Delta-2 rocket.  She told NPR that she hopes that this time the space debris stays clear of her State.


 6. Something fishy here?

The United States Army is investigating how omega-3 fatty acid supplements might help soldiers cope. Besides being good for heart health, this fatty acid may also relieve the symptoms of certain types of depression.

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My hour is up.  See ya!
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