ocal cannibals are advertising again for leadership. They've placed a notice that they are looking for ”well-seasoned executives”.... My doctor's office waiting room has a sign telling people not to take the magazines. That's why there are so many old magazines in these places. Patients are conscientious in obeying the rules. ... My cold eased but I got bronchitis so I'm taking Prednisone (four pills a day the first three days), an antibiotic and a decongestant. That's in addition to the daily blood pressure pills, statin and thyroid medication. I told my wife "I'm a pill-popping fool." She replied, "I've always thought that. Well, part of it anyway." Read more...

The Annual Anorexia Awareness dinner dance is coming up in Northern New Jersey this month. There will be a light, very light, meal, and the floor won’t be very crowded, no matter how many people are on it..  There was a plan to have a joint event with the bulimics The sponsors figured they’d only need half the food but called it off when it was realized they’d need twice the number of bathrooms. The picnic outing with the agoraphobics has been postponed indefinitely ... The FBI has arrested 127 mobsters in the Northeast. As a result, garbage collection in New York and New Jersey has been suspended until further notice Read more...

Dutch tax authorities are promising to collect revenue from the ladies of Amsterdam's red light district. It's called the flat-on-your back tax.  Maybe the rest of the Europe Union can look to this revenue stream to shore up the euro.  Actually, one of the real problems for taxing authorities about this business is calculating depreciation. I walked passed some of the low-rent booths in the district in June and some of the ladies are very depreciated. ... Read more...