Mistakes

To err is human and all of us humans make mistakes it's what you do after a mistake that's important and need I say not making the same mistake repeatedly. That lead in explains why a Museum of Failures is opening this summer in Sweden. Some of the displays are kind of humorous,like Colgate Beef Lasagna,any wonder the Colgate line of frozen dinners didn't make a hit when the product the company is known for is designed to be spit out. No museum of failure would be complete without the failed Coke II and speaking of failures Trump the Game will also be on display. There is also a Rejuvenique Facial Toning System once endorsed by Linda Evans that shocks your face to prevent wrinkles,no thank you to that too!

Not the Dress Again!

People are comparing these cookies and what a person sees when they look at them to the dress that some people saw as one color and other people saw as another color. Personally I don't think there is much similarity,if you consider that a mother baked these cookies for her 1 year old child's 1st birthday party and not for a bachelorette party you will see the number 1 not a penis. I think the only reason the husband commented that the cookies looked like penises was the frosting made the edges appear more rounded...at least she didn't choose pink icing but I'm guessing the child must be a boy.

Purrfect Perks

The benefits of this Japanese IT company is nearly enough to induce me to come out of retirement. Japan is well known for their workaholic ways and the toll the stress and long hours take on the employees so in 2000 Ferray introduced an office cat policy. They now have 9 cats in the office who eat,sleep and play while the employees go about their days. The head of the firm also gives $45 a month to any employee who rescues a cat. The policy is not without its problems,the cats occasionally disconnect phone calls and have shut down computers but the head of the firm thinks maybe the cats are telling the people they need to take a break.
 

Oh Rats!

In the past I have featured various renditions of animal cafes with cats,rabbits,probably dogs and it seems like goats were also included in the trend,but now San Francisco is having a pop up rat cafe. The location is The San Francisco Dungeon,the dates are July 1 and 7,the fee for your beverage and pastry (and rat companion) is $49.99. The two day affair is being offered by Ratti Ratz a rodent rescue group so the rat ambassadors are the domesticated variety rather than wild rats. I have never been able to make the rat/rodent transition to pets...it either has something to do with the snake like tail or being raised on a farm where there were no good rodents.

Getting Whacked

This is the kind of pipeline a person could support,what kind of pipeline is that,you ask? A four mile long beer pipeline for the Whacken Open Air Festival which started in 1990 and is thought to be the world's largest heavy metal festival. The event is held the beginning of August and runs for four days. In the past supplying the crowd of 80,000 with adequate beverages was somewhat of a nightmare as bringing beer in by the keg was pretty much a never ending job not to mention the bands would have to quit playing in order to get the trucks to their destinations and of course it was more wear and tear on the already trampled fairgrounds. With the new pipeline they will be able to pour 6 beers in 6 seconds,sounds like that would include a lot of head but maybe that is the way they like it in Germany. At least this pipeline won't pollute the water or soil should it leak.

Silly Sue

I can't help being amused by the stunning stupidity of people when it comes to lawsuits. Do they actually believe they have been so wronged that a company will hand over millions of dollars to silence their complaints? Once again Florida is left out of the equation to spotlight California and a particular nut case who claims Jelly Belly (jelly beans) tricked her into thinking their Sport Beans contained no sugar. The Jelly Belly company is not too concerned as the Sport Beans are clearly labeled in the nutrition facts to contain sugar,but the sue happy woman insists that evaporated cane juice listed in the ingredients was misleading. I'm left wondering why she didn't just get the sugar free Jelly Belly beans and call it good? Oh well this just supports the fact that a person can sue for anything and many do, passing the companies losses on to the rest of the consumers.

F as in...

Felon? Fool? You decide. A 22 year old University of Central Florida (yes,Florida again) student hacked into the schools computers to change his grade from an F to a B. Maybe another student would have gotten away with the change but when his professor noticed the grade change he knew something was amiss as the student in question had only turned in one paper the whole semester. Police were summoned and the security footage showed the student and another man as the culprits. The student was arrested and charged with a felony and is no longer allowed on the campus. This story is a perfect example of why I hate hackers. They are smart enough to hack into other people's computers but too lazy to use their knowledge for their own benefit.

Parting Shot

It's that time of year again when I take a break and usually return with new and sometimes strange stories so consider yourself warned. Before the fun and frivolity get started I just happen to have a couple of drinking related stories to share. The first event happened in 2013 when a motorist drove into a Specsavers (opticians) which up until that time had not been a drive-in. The second occurred today when a 22 year old intoxicated male being pursued by the law drove his silver Mercedes into the offices of Heineken. Heineken put up a temporary facade to deter would be beer thieves and as a response to drunk drivers. No one was injured in either accident. Stay tuned,I'll be back!

Real Cookie Monster

It never ceases to amaze me that either the vetting process for so many youth leader programs is sorely lacking or that the people who volunteer to lead could be that good at deception,and then there's the why would they do things to harm innocent kids? A 26 year old Kentucky woman picked up $15,000 worth of Girl Scout Cookies and disappeared with the goods. It is unknown at this time if she may have picked up another troop's cookies in addition to cookies for her troop as the amount of boxes would be 3,750 which seems like a lot of cookies for one troop. The kids are now stuck with the bill and have no way of making the money. Not the kind of lesson one hopes a child will learn in scouting. What on earth would a person do with that many cookies?

Gimme an M!

In honor of Mother's Day I decided to post some fun facts for all to enjoy. In the majority of languages the word for mother begins with an M. Flowers are a popular gift on Mother's Day and carnations have a particular meaning as it is said they were made from the tears Mary wept at the feet of Jesus on the day he was crucified. Pink and red carnations are given to living mothers while white ones are for the mothers that have passed away. Mother's Day tradition in the former country of Yugoslavia had the children tie their mothers up and the only was they would set her free was for her to pay them with treats. Enjoy your day mothers!

Cheeto's Wild Ride

A little girl and her mother were enjoying a day at Indian Shores Beach,FL when a seagull dropped what appeared to be a Cheeto on the sand. The girl walked over to investigate and discovered it was a seahorse. The girl and her mother put the tiny creature into a bucket of seawater and contacted the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The aquarium decided to call the female seahorse Cheeto in honor of the little girl who saved her. She is currently rehabilitating and is eating and doing well. It is expected she will fully recover and be released into the wild. An interesting bit of trivia on seahorses,the females lays her eggs in the males pouch and he gives birth to their young,they also have crypsis which is the ability to change color to blend with their surroundings .

A New Twist

Today's post is essentially a dumb criminal story,but instead of getting caught in the usual way this parolee sent a text to set up a drug deal to a wrong number, the number turned out to be his parole office. The Arizona parole office notified the local General Narcotics Enforcement Team who in turn agreed to meet the 46 year old man and purchase heroin. They found the man and the heroin hiding in a shed on the property of a 65 year old man who admitted to selling meth for over 50 years. Seven people in all were arrested. I can't help but wonder if the 65 year old property owner will get off since the police weren't technically there with a warrant for him?

Is Shorter Better?

Minds out of the gutter folks,it's not what you're thinking. Today's subject is something that drives me wild on a regular basis...how to choose the fastest checkout line. It took mathematicians to figure out what I've already been doing which is checking out how much people have in their carts or whatever they are using to get their goods to the cashier rather than just automatically getting in the shortest line.  So how do I account for my continuing bad luck when getting in line? I have no idea but the line I'm in always seems to stall out for some reason that remains unknown to me. I did pick up a helpful hint that I hadn't thought of on my own and that is given a choice of a right hand line or a left hand line choose the left since most people are right handed and tend to go into the right handed lane,which seems like the same thing as the shortest line! Back to square one.

Ordinary Mother?

For those of you lucky enough to still have your mothers I found a few gift suggestions that go beyond the normal offering of cards and flowers. If your mom is a cat lover perhaps she would enjoy mini cat paws?


Is your mom a champagne lover? Then maybe the Chambong would be the ideal gift.

Is your mom a horse lover?

Or if your mom loves ranch dressing get her some dressed up dressing!

I will leave you with one more gift idea for those patriotic matriarchs.