10 Things Every Child Needs to Know

August 3, 2015
Picky eating may point to mental illness

A bad experience with food could lead to anxiety when a child is given something else that is new and untrustworthy.

Yeah, because the last thing we want are children who become anxious when presented with untrustworthy things.



10 Things Every Child Needs to Know

1. Trust.
2. Obey.
3. Eat.
4. Be happy.
5. Respect authority.
6. Report suspicious activity.
7. Present papers when asked.
8. Answer all questions at checkpoints.
9. Submit to full body cavity searches when traveling.
10. Do not get in an unmarked black van or helicopter with stranger, unless driver or pilot has proper Homeland Security identification.

The Greek Banksters of Triskelion

August 3, 2015
Greek stock market tumbles after five-week shutdown

This all puts Greek bank shares in the spotlight. Recapitalisation, both long- and short-term, waters down the value of existing shares. The banks are also not making profits this year and have lots of bad loans.



We're free people. We belong to no one.

General Tso's Chicken

August 2, 2015
Final Caixin China PMI for July surprises by dropping to two-year low

"The downturn in China's manufacturing sector intensified at the start of the third quarter. Renewed falls in both total new work and new export orders led manufacturers to cut production at the fastest rate since November 2011," the news release said.

General Tso was last seen cowering under his military tank, mumbling something about possible broken prosperity promises to more than a billion people.

"The weakness of numbers like the PMI does suggest that [the China economy] is having a very hard time turning around," Donna Kwok, senior China economist at UBS, told CNBC.

Can China mustard the energy to ketchup to its potential growth rate? Or is the potential growth rate just one big missed steak? In any event, China's central planners have little margarine for error.

Food for thought.

P.S. If you like food puns, I aim to peas. Otherwise, sorry to a salt you.

Case Study: The Two Sides of an Oncologist Lion Hunter

By day, he surrounds himself with living beings dying slowly. By night, he surrounds himself with living beings dying slowly. Much like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, there are two distinct sides of this complex man.

This is a fictional and hypothetical case study. Any similarities to actual oncologist lion hunters is purely coincidental.

August 2, 2015
Authorities in Zimbabwe reportedly investigating Murrysville doctor in a second lion death

“We hardly know him because he’s up there in his own little world,” she said. “He’s not somebody you talk to. If you see him, he’s like, ‘What are you doing here?’”

What am I doing here? Um, just lookin' to score some unapproved "foreign versions of several oncology drugs" that you might still have "lion" around. *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*

Europe vs. Seattle Mariners

August 2, 2015
Germans fret over Europe's future but still believe

The firestorm of criticism that has rained down on Berlin since the Greek debt deal has triggered a mixture of self-righteous defiance, soul-searching and a quest for new solutions among the German establishment.

July 30, 2015
With storm clouds circling, Jack Zduriencik stays the course

"Of course I understand the fans frustration." says Zduriencik, "I'm frustrated too. This roster was put together with plans and expectations for excellence. Everyone should be frustrated by this. If you're not mad about it I would question how bad you want to compete in this game."

D'oh! Not looking likely that either team will make the playoffs this year. ;)

The Crock of @#$% Report v.022

August 1, 2015
CNBC: Making sense of a wild ride for the Chinese economy

On Friday, China was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics, which will make it the first country to host both Summer and Winter Games. But that wasn't the big news out of China in the past week.

1932 Summer Olympics

Host city: Los Angeles, California, United States

1932 Winter Olympics

Host city: Lake Placid, New York, United States

Bejing may be the first city to host both the summer and winter games, but China clearly can't be the first country to host them both. When an article starts off with a crock of @#$% "fact", how much credibility should I give its opinions?

CNBC might want to look into the Great Depression someday. There's no telling what else they might find. 1932! What a year!! The United States was unstoppable! Oh, sure. There was a tiny problem with our stock market, but nothing our government couldn't eventually fix!

Well, with the help of Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany anyway. In hindsight, what an awesome global stimulus package that was. Cranking out ships, tanks, planes, and ammunition, taking on debt, bombing factories, rebuilding them, innovating, making the world a better place. Keynesian economic paradise!

Free Advice of the Day

July 28, 2015
For the love of God, stop dressing like crap

Style, low budget and comfort aren’t mutually exclusive. Keep that in mind if you’re older than 12.

As a dog owner who strives to enjoy the simple life as much as they do, as an agnostic with seriously atheist tendencies, as a guy whose standard uniform in a perfect world would always consist of shorts and a well-worn t-shirt, and as one who never really grew up, I have just one thing to say.

Bite me.

Okay, maybe I should say something else, lol. Sigh.

Clothes don't make the people; people make the people. Generally speaking, what people wear is just not important to me.

I'd much rather surround myself with a group of poor funny easy going people wearing shorts and t-shirts than a group of wealthy uptight pretentious elitist whining pompous blowhard snobs wearing tuxedos and top hats, but hey, maybe that's just me, and my girlfriend, and our friends, and our dog, and our other dog, and Adam Sandler.

It's important I surround myself with people who make me happy. - Adam Sandler

Rest in Peace Rowdy Roddy Piper

July 31, 2015
Wrestling legend Roddy Piper dead at 61

He was one of the most entertaining wrestlers of all time, and will be sorely missed.