September 24, 2011

Listening, watching and hearing lots of news this morning about "Break ups", I thought that this would make a good theme for today's blog entry.

1.  Breaking up is....

One of my famorite Carpenters song is "Breaking Up is Hard to Do"..  when my kids (and I) were very young, we would lay on the carpet in front of the massive stereo set  after supper and listen to our favorite Carpenters long-play album.  You ask:  "Who the hell are the Carpenters?"  Check Wikipedia, young person!

2.  A Satellite is breaking up.

On the news today, I learned that parts of the falling NASA satellite could either be in the Pacific Ocean, Canada, North Africa, or the Atlantic Ocean.   Stay tuned.

3.  REM is breaking up.

I ask:  "Who the hell is/are REM?"  Something to do with sleeping?  Check Wikipedia, Joe!

4.  Aaron is breaking up.

Aaron Sorkin (West Wing) recently head-butted himself in a mirror and broke his nose.

5.  Arizona heat wave is breaking up

Today, the residents of Tucson were enjoying a break from the current heat wave.  I'm told that the temperature is  now down to 96.

6.  The United States Postal SERVICE is breaking up

I hear that the House has already passed a bill to cut Saturday mail delivery.

7.  NETFLIX is breaking up

With the separation of DVD and streaming movie services.. QUIXTER has been born.  However, the name Quixter is already being used by a guy named Jason, who describes himself on TWITTER as a "girl-loving dopester."

8.  No child left behind is breaking up.

President Obama is now going to allow States to opt out of the No Child Left Behind program.  Virginia is probably first in line.

Lastly:

9.  Fat cells may be breaking the bank soon.. 

A "fat bank" has been established in Orlando, Florida as a place to store the fat that you have had liposuctioned off of your body... because, you may want to have it back sometime.. in surgery?  To get fuller lips?  To cover up wrinkles? To make your sunken cheeks come back to life? To round out your sorry aging butt?  How about you, Santa?  Joe?

(Remember the WWII ad:  "Ladies, take your fat can down to your butchers."  Fat was needed in the 1940's to grease artilliary, and civilians were encouraged to keep a can ready in the kitchen to hold used lard, and fat like that.)

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My hour is up.. and I'm starting to break up.. so I am signing off.  See ya!

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