A quote in today’s Wall Street Journalabout mass murdering theater shooter James Egan Holmes reminded us of the classic Arlo Guthrie song, Alice’s Restaurant. In an attempt to get out of army service, Guthrie’s character presents himself to the psychiatrist as a crazy killer- which is apparently just what the army is looking for: And…
Over the last few years there has been ample reason to be bearish on Sears Holdings(SHLD). After all, the company has floundered under the control of hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert, under-investing in stores, and sales and profits have plummeted. The company has taken to breaking up into various pieces and closing stores- a sad…
There is no doubt that Joe Dimaggio was a great hitter. His 56 game hitting streak is often pointed to as the most unbreakable record in sports. Though Dimaggio got a hit in every one of those 56 games(and 2214 hits in all), he hit all of them from the right side. A big mistake, then, by the ever-embattled United States Postal Service. …
We wrote recently about the possibility of 7-11 rolling out a mashed potato nozzle across the country (The Gloppee?). Clearly, the next step is to follow it up with the oatmeal and scrambled eggs nozzles. Now, Boing-Boing writes about a breakfast machine already in the wild that doesn’t look half bad – an automatic pancake machine. It…
It has been said that the punishment should fit the crime – an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, etc. A Utah judge took that idea to its logical conclusion last month, when he sentenced a young girl to have her hair cut in court. The judge, District Juvenile Judge Scott Johansen,  gave…
Fox31 reports that police are seeking a second person of interest in the horrific Colorado theater shooting. Fox31 did not identify the man other than to say that he was a fellow neuroscience graduate student at the University of Colorado, but other sources have identified him as Yeom Pyo Lee. Fox31 reports further regarding Lee:…
The 1950s are back. No, not poodle skirts and doo wop, but a distinctive cough and the disease that causes it. CDC officials are concerned about a sharp rise in the number of cases of whooping cough. There have been 18,000 cases diagnosed this year, more than double last year’s pace, and on track to…
Oh Americans… It’s bad enough that you lead the world in not exercising (see yesterday’s GUTS post here), but this just takes everything to the next level. Retailer 7-11 has started placing new vending machines in its stores. For a small price, customers can enjoy a piping-hot bucket of… mashed potatoes. With gravy. And a…
Are you a hard-core gamer? Have you had trouble attracting the ladies? But wait, I repeat myself. Well, in any case, now there’s help for you – a Connecticut company called Epic-Scents is creating a line of cologne based on famous video game titles, according to a deal announced at Comic-Com last week. The company’s…
Gretchen Reynolds of Well reports on a recent study on exercise habits around the world, and tells us that 43.3% of Americans do not meet the recommended low threshold for exercise. With the Olympic fast approaching, and America likely to be at or near the top in medals won, America’s exercise gap may be as…