THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010
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CELL PHONES CAUSING AMERICA TO GO GREY |
Lucinda
Hawthorn worried that her hair dye usage was
excessive. “I was getting my hair done twice, maybe
three times a month.” The fifty-something Kansas
native poured another half-and-half creamer
container into her coffee and stubbed out her
cigarette in the remains of her home fries.
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CHUCKS MAKE THE BEST ROCKET SHOES
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Thick Soles and Ankle Support Critical in
the Selection Process |
A recent visit
to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy
Center revealed a curious bit of aerospace
history and the importance of arch and ankle support
during early aeronautics research.
The famous “Bell
Rocket Belt” developed in the 1960s for the US Army
was able to lift and propel a human being for a full
30 seconds. The problem was not so much getting of
the ground, but making a gentle contact with it
after the fuel ran dry.
The Converse
Rubber Shoe Company, maker of the famous “Chuck
Taylor” model of shoe offered a solution.
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CLOUD COMPUTING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES'
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
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The World Wide CobWeb
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Rapidly
advancing SouthEast Asian countries are nothing
if not innovative, making do with materials at-hand.
Following the wave of research and implementation of
“Cloud Computing”, authorities in several of the
ASEAN countries are reporting the results of their
own form of Internet-communications enhancement
project.
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LOW GLYCEMIC LEVELS LEAD TO ROAD RAGE
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Death Toll Mounts as Consumption of Carbs
Falls
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The current
“low carb” craze is forcing authorities to deal with
a spike in road-related violence, according to
recent media reports.
“Folks used to stop
off at Dunkin Donuts, grab a few glazed or
jelly-filled and hit the road in a good mood” says
Police Spokesman Gary Larry of Desplaines Illinois.
“Now, they’re getting behind the wheel on an empty
stomach, or maybe just with a cup of black coffee
and a low-carb protein bar their wives are forcing
on them. It’s a recipe for disaster.”
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CREDIT CARDS BULKING AMERICAN MEN'S PANTS
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Walking Difficult, Sitting Almost Impossible |
The explosion
of credit card and membership accounts has
swollen the wallets of American men, and not with
enviable stuff. What used to be a fairly flat affair
with some paper currency and a drivers license is
now a bulky appendage carrying five or six credit
cards, membership to a book store, coffee gift
cards, frequent-eaters club, gym membership,
un-redeemed receipts and a few notes jotted on the
back of a business card from a guy named James
Mapplethorpe.
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