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The 10 Year Old Manic..... Sometimes something happens in the news that's so shocking, so bizarre, that I have to stop and think how this could possibly happen. I'm not taking about the Las Vegas massacre, or just another murder. There will always be crazy people. I'm taking about the story of a crazy kid. Earlier this week a 10 year old Cleveland boy stole his mother's car. He didn't get far. He was found on the side of the road with 3 flat tires on the car. How that happened I'm not quite sure. But the repair alone would put a crimp in my credit card. But kids will be kids. Right? You could say the youngster was just curious, and made a very bad decision. You would think the kid would be in a heap of trouble. But he was released to his parents. Finally in the ditch. at least nobody got killed. A couple of days later he got the itch again. This time he stole his dad's car. His driving improved dramatically. This time he led state troopers on a 50

Songs That Get Stuck In Your Head..... Where I work they play background music. All day every day. I guess it's designed to put you in a good mood. The songs are usually lite pop hits. Although lately a number of 70's pop songs, including Motown hits have entered the playlists. Maybe that's because we get plenty of seniors as customers. Maybe because whoever selects the playlist is a fan of the songs. But occasionally, one of those songs gets stuck in your head. Recently, I was working with a buddy of mine and she suddenly blurted out, "I'm comin' out. I want the world to know!" It was the old Dianna Ross song that had gotten into her head. We just looked at each other and laughed. The rest of the day when I saw her she would sing out, "I'm comin' out!" That was it. The song was stuck in her head. (These days the words "I'm coming out" have a whole different meaning.) Why do certain songs get stuck in our heads? C

News Flash: Hollywood Is A Sleazy Place..... Harvey Weinstein is/was a powerful movie producer. He co-founded Miramax Films and the Weinstein Company. But he is also a very sleazy guy. He was involved in movies like Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Silver Linings Playbook, and many more. He was also probably involved with some of the women in those movies. Not by their choice. I don't want to put a picture of the sleazy Guy in my blog. But here's some good movies of his. All hell has broken out in Hollywood because it has been revealed that Weinstein has been forcing himself on these women - for years. Every day stories have been coming out of everything from sexual assault to rape. Everyone from Angelina Jolie to Gwyneth Paltrow has stories about him. Weinstein has become such a pariah that he has been fired from his own company. That's hard to do. He has been expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. So no more red carpet for him. My qu

The Korean War - Part II No, you didn't miss Part I of this series. I just think the Korean War is about to resume. On July 27, 1953 the warring parties called a timeout. The armistice called for a demilitarized zone at the 38 parallel splitting the country into 2 parts. The Communists would have the north. Democratic South Korea, and their American allies, would be in the south. Nothing was really settled. Along the Korean DMZ That's the way it stood for over 60 years. So what has happened since this timeout? Well, I, and most of us were born. Presidents have come and gone. A great TV sitcom, MASH, was made  about the Korean War. South Korea has become a great industrialized nation, making Kias and Hyundais. North Korea has become an isolationist Communist nation. It's a pretty secret place without much contact with anyone. There have been 60 years of threats from one side or the other. Soldiers from North Korea and American forces have been giving each other th

Does Dwyane Wade Fit On the Cavaliers?..... It seems odd to ask if Dwyane Wade fits on the Cavaliers. The dude is a 3-time NBA Champion. A Finals MVP, a former NBA scoring champ, and a 12 time NBA All Star team member. Most DWade - welcome to The Land. importantly, he's probably Lebron James best friend. So what's not to like? The problem is, in addition to being 35 years old, the game may have passed him by. He still has skills, and is in fantastic shape. But the NBA game in the last few years has evolved into a 3-point shooting contest. The long distance shot has taken on a prime focus for most clubs. The Cavaliers even won their championship with a 3-point shot. But Wade is not a good 3-point shooter at all. In fact, statistically he got worse at it last season. Myrna Loy - trouble with "the talkies." Dwyane Wade may become the Myrna Loy of the NBA. Myrna Loy was a beautiful, young actress in the 1920's. She was a star of silent movies. Yet,