Your computer is a bio-hazard



We're not talking bio-hazards like the kind that leech into landfills.
We're talking the kind of toxic air one may have seen
when bars catered to smokers, and the place was in a constant haze.

According to Apple Computer, that is...

It seems if you own a Mac, and take a drag on a cigarette now and then,
or someone else in your house happens to smoke,
Apple will void your warranty and refuse to repair your computer.
That according to reports from some justifiably disgruntled consumers.

Now don't get this wrong, no one asked any Apple employee
to sit in a smoke filled room while taking a mother board apart.
These computers were delivered to an Apple store,
where work was refused when the tech decided
he saw smoke residue inside the machine.

The tech in each case claimed that working on the computer
would expose him to a bio-hazard, and Apple went with that assessment.

Our first thought was what would happen if one of these guys
happened to step in some doggy-poo on the sidewalk.
Then we decided that would probably be ok,
since excrement is bio-degradable, and not a bio-hazard,
in some people's minds anyhow...



Bio-hazard Mac's


News Link: No repairs for bio-hazard Mac's


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911? What are you wearing?



That's how a Tampa man began an emergency call to 911.
Yep, that's right, our Genius of the Day
actually called the police to solicit phone sex.

Not only did he solicit sex, he asked the female 911
dispatcher to come over to his house, and gave her his address.

It gets even better...

When asked why he would call 911 looking for sex,
the man explained he was out of minutes on his cell phone,
and 911 is a free call. We kid you not...



Man dials 911 for phone sex


News Link: Man dials 911 for phone sex


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$98 billion in bogus payouts



That's what the government has paid out this year
in what it terms improper payments, $98 billion dollars.

Sound like a lot?
Consider that's on top of the $72 billion
that fell into the same category last year.

Some of the costs were considered to be mistakes,
though most were just improper billing or out and out fraud.
The biggest chunk went to the medical industry,
paid out through Medicare or Medicade.

One of the largest factors in misdirected reimbursements?
Illegible doctor's signatures.
No way to confirm which doctor signed on the dotted line,
but payments were made anyway.

Billions of dollars just thrown away,
for lack of good penmanship.



Why can't American doctors write in plain English?


News Link: White house reports billions down the drain.


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Guess who's coming to dinner



Sarah Palin has hinted that she may invite
Levi Johnston to Thanksgiving dinner.
Johnston has said she is "Full of it".

If the invite does happen, and the dinner takes place,
we're wondering if a topic of conversation will be
Johnston's Johnson, which will soon be on
display in Playgirl Magazine.



Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston


News Link: Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston


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Moon River



Ok, not exactly a river, more like a splash, kind of...
but NASA has now confirmed there is water on the moon,
and that already has people talking again about
moon exploration, moon colonization, etc, etc etc.

Wonder if that will be an earmark in the next Stimulus bill?



Water on the Moon


News Link: Water on the Moon


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Babies cry like Mama does



It seems babies cry in their native language,
according to researchers in Germany and France.

The claim is, not only do they use their mother's language,
they throw in the appropriate local accent too.

Wonder how you say Goo goo Ga ga in Chinese?



Baby Talk


News Link: The Crying Song


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Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska


Sarah Palin Resigns


News Link: Palin Resigns


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Deja Vu all over again



Shades of Anna Nicole, another three ring circus is coming to town.

All the players in the future Michael Jackson paternity spat
are lining up in the wings, waiting for the funeral to blow over.

You know it's got to be coming, don't you.

Jackson once said he fathered those first two children
with then wife Debby Rowe.
Dear Debby now says "Never happened".

Deb claims she had the children strictly for Michael's sake.
Custody was never an issue.
All of a sudden she has a custody lawyer.

There's also the mystery momma of child number three.
She is out there somewhere.

Then there's the unknown dads, the anonymous sperm donors.
Don't be surprised if one or more of them shows up.

There is, after all, a nice trust fund at stake.



Who's your daddy?



Update - July 3
Debby Rowe files for custody.
Guess they're not going to wait for the funeral.
Imagine that...




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Taking another look at prescription drugs

No more gold in them thar' hills



California goes broke.
State begins to issue IOU's.



IOU


IOU


News Link: California IOU's


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