Trump and Johnson; Burglary; Condoms; Ketchup; Beer Pipeline; Divorcing Turtles; Cuddle Class; U.S. Cities

Hot!  But with a strong breeze.       

Morning:  AARP Board Meeting.  We decided that the chapter could no longer afford to pay for entertainment.  Just another loss that is pushing us to extinction. 

Noon:  Dental examination.  Teeth are  ok, gums must come out.... no, that's not true... I have a couple of cavities and a toot that needs to be pulled.  Gasp.

Afternoon:  Bought 6 extra large crabs... excellent. I had three and Elaine had three.  We spent a long time devouring those devils.  Nice Maryland sport.

Bullies?

Here it is.. Donald Trump in the U.S. and now Boris Johnson in the U.K.  !!

RBG apologized (kind of) for bashing Trump.  Now, the Republican Rules Committee will try  to figure out how to oust him.  Unfortunately, as I understand it, he was able to plant some supporters on the Committee and it might not be able to reach a needed majority.  Time will tell.

Book to Read?

Mental Floss magazine recommends reading A Burglar's Guide to the City, by Geoff Manaugh.  The author apparently covers 2,000 years of break-ins.  Interesting.

Freebies

The International Olympics Committee will be providing the 10,500 athletes at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with  almost 450,000 condoms during 2016.  I think that works out to 43 condoms per participant.  Wow!

Elaine, I told you so!

The Week Magazine sez that the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council has declared that ketchup is unfit for hot dogs and should be used as a condiment only by people under the age of 18.

Do you dig?

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me recently reported that the city of Brugges in Belgium is building a pipeline under the city streets to transport beer from here to there.

Divorce?

The Week magazine reports that 115  year old Galapagos giant tortoises Bibi and Poldi are no longer getting along.  It was a quite long relationship, but it just was no longer working out and they have decided to call it quits.

Something to look into:

Air New Zealand has announced a new "cuddle class."  Hmmmm.  Maybe we could get Bibi and Poldi to take a flight and get "cuddly" again.

No wonder mail gets lost

The US Postal Service reports the following:

There are cities named Madison in 27 States.

There are cities named Clinton, Franklin, and Washington in 26 States.

There are cities named Chester, Marion, and Salem  in 24 States.

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