Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Big Pill, More Hot Dogs & The Big Mac Attack
Here's a random thought that just popped into my head this afternoon: How come you never hear of a retailer holding an April Fool's Day Sale? (I have too much time on my hands)
In case you didn't get enough hot dogs last week at our Martinsville Speedway tickets remotes, this week, the Thunder crew we'll be out in front of the Walmart in Central Park. It'll be on Friday starting at 11 A.M. You give us a cash donation to benefit the March Of Dimes March For Babies, and we'll give you a hot dog lunch. No, not the Martinsville-style dogs, but the more traditional dogs. So, make plans to join the Thunder crew for lunch this Friday.
Along with the government wanting to takeover banks and private industry, apparently they're also getting into the mental health profession. The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration is offering an online kit to help fight off the mental effects of a rough economy. The administration says signs of emotional stress caused by the bad economy are ANGER, IRRITABILITY, DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA, ANXIETY, FATIGUE AND PERSISTENT CRYING. The government plans a massive effort to promote the website. How much is that going to cost? Another 5 trillion dollars? My problem is every time I hear President OH-bama give a speech on how he's going to fix the economy, I feel ANGER, IRRITABILITY, DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA, ANXIETY, FATIGUE and all of that is usually accompanied by PERSISTENT CRYING. By the way, you might also be feeling out of sorts from the recession because you can't sleep...because you're using 3 old pizza boxes for a bed.
I've reached a point in life where I'm taking pills ever day. A few years ago, my cholesterol reading looked like a social security number, so I take a statin everyday. The I discovered I had acid reflux (Wasn't that a heavy-metal group back in the 80s?), so I take a pill for that as well. I'm lucky. I know there are people who take a lot more medication than that everyday. For them, comes the "polypill", developed by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario. It's 5 different heart medications packed into one pill. It's an aspirin, a cholesterol drug, and three 3 blood pressure medications. Researchers say it's good news because it's simpler, it's less expensive than multiple pills, and it's more effective because some older people take so many pills, they often forget to take some. This would enable them to replace a lot of pills with just one pill. It's the size of a basketball, but, hey......... The good news is you won't have a stroke. The bad news is you'll probably choke to death on the pill.
Finally, remember the scene in Falling Down, where Michael Douglas goes into a fast food restaurant for breakfast, but because it's one minute after 11 A.M., he couldn't get breakfast, only lunch, and he loses it and starts shooting up the place? Guess what. It happened in real life in Salt Lake City, Utah over the weekend. Salt Lake City Detective Dennis McGowan says 3 people pulled up to the drive-thru at a McDonalds at around 2:00 A.M., Sunday morning. They wanted dinner, but were told by the clerk that only breakfast was available at that time. They became irate and started screaming at the clerk. Then, they pulled the car up a little. One guy got out of the car and went in the truck, where he pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and shot up the drive-thru window. The clerk saw it coming, ducked for cover and was unhurt. The car then sped away. Police are still looking for them. So, this guy shoots up the McDonald's, all because they told him he couldn't order from the dinner menu and would have to have breakfast. I guess he's used to going to Burger King and having it his way.
In case you didn't get enough hot dogs last week at our Martinsville Speedway tickets remotes, this week, the Thunder crew we'll be out in front of the Walmart in Central Park. It'll be on Friday starting at 11 A.M. You give us a cash donation to benefit the March Of Dimes March For Babies, and we'll give you a hot dog lunch. No, not the Martinsville-style dogs, but the more traditional dogs. So, make plans to join the Thunder crew for lunch this Friday.
Along with the government wanting to takeover banks and private industry, apparently they're also getting into the mental health profession. The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration is offering an online kit to help fight off the mental effects of a rough economy. The administration says signs of emotional stress caused by the bad economy are ANGER, IRRITABILITY, DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA, ANXIETY, FATIGUE AND PERSISTENT CRYING. The government plans a massive effort to promote the website. How much is that going to cost? Another 5 trillion dollars? My problem is every time I hear President OH-bama give a speech on how he's going to fix the economy, I feel ANGER, IRRITABILITY, DEPRESSION, INSOMNIA, ANXIETY, FATIGUE and all of that is usually accompanied by PERSISTENT CRYING. By the way, you might also be feeling out of sorts from the recession because you can't sleep...because you're using 3 old pizza boxes for a bed.
I've reached a point in life where I'm taking pills ever day. A few years ago, my cholesterol reading looked like a social security number, so I take a statin everyday. The I discovered I had acid reflux (Wasn't that a heavy-metal group back in the 80s?), so I take a pill for that as well. I'm lucky. I know there are people who take a lot more medication than that everyday. For them, comes the "polypill", developed by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario. It's 5 different heart medications packed into one pill. It's an aspirin, a cholesterol drug, and three 3 blood pressure medications. Researchers say it's good news because it's simpler, it's less expensive than multiple pills, and it's more effective because some older people take so many pills, they often forget to take some. This would enable them to replace a lot of pills with just one pill. It's the size of a basketball, but, hey......... The good news is you won't have a stroke. The bad news is you'll probably choke to death on the pill.
Finally, remember the scene in Falling Down, where Michael Douglas goes into a fast food restaurant for breakfast, but because it's one minute after 11 A.M., he couldn't get breakfast, only lunch, and he loses it and starts shooting up the place? Guess what. It happened in real life in Salt Lake City, Utah over the weekend. Salt Lake City Detective Dennis McGowan says 3 people pulled up to the drive-thru at a McDonalds at around 2:00 A.M., Sunday morning. They wanted dinner, but were told by the clerk that only breakfast was available at that time. They became irate and started screaming at the clerk. Then, they pulled the car up a little. One guy got out of the car and went in the truck, where he pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and shot up the drive-thru window. The clerk saw it coming, ducked for cover and was unhurt. The car then sped away. Police are still looking for them. So, this guy shoots up the McDonald's, all because they told him he couldn't order from the dinner menu and would have to have breakfast. I guess he's used to going to Burger King and having it his way.
posted by Denny # 5:40 PM 
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