There's a lot of interesting stuff in today's
NY Post. An article suggests that eating dessert first may be a better diet strategy. The thinking is that by beginning with something indulgent the mind will resist overeating in ensuing courses. I've done it while waiting for a microwave meal to cool, but I doubt adopting such a strategy would make a real difference in anyone's life... Proving the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished, the incredible philanthropy of Bill and Melinda Gates is being questioned. Their donations to their own foundation are tax exempt and they have full control of how the money is spent. This rankles critics, who probably believe government can distribute the funds better. Yeah, right... The USA has its highest level of job openings since the figure was first tracked in 2000... AOC will be disappointed to learn that Boeing expects record sales of its planes in 2019... Years ago a Colorado man dived into the shallow end of a pool and suffered a head injury. He began to see music and became a borderline piano virtuoso. There's a term for such happenstance: Acquired Savant Syndrome. Note the ironic acronym... A man has become known as The Cupid of Chaos. He has at least four wives in different states, two of whom he fleeced, one of them developmentally disabled. Among the charges against him: bigamy, domestic violence, violation of a protection order, DUI and driving without a valid license. Here is the paragon of masculinity, the dream of every lonely woman on Valentine's Day. This blog is not responsible for any swooning that leads to injury among the fairer sex:
And here's a great cartoon by Mike Lukovich:
And here's something else that will disappoint AOC - demonstrators in Venezuela calling for the resignation of socialist President Maduro.
Only one customer graced the floating book shop on this blustery day. My thanks to the woman who bought a novel in Russian and who looked through every other book, including those in English, in the display.
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