Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Heenes, Pills & Pot
Another More's Mystery tomorrow, and once again, to the winner, will go a pair of tickets to see Martina McBride and Trace Adkins at the Patriot Center on January 31. Here's a little bit of a tip-off for you. Tomorrow morning, we'll be looking for a fictional character.
Maybe I'm just a pessimist at heart, but I never bought into this whole "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" thing. I'm not necessarily saying that's a good thing. It's just the way I am. Many people are just the opposite. They'll take something awful, or as in the case I'm about to talk about, stupid, and try to make it something positive. Good for them. Case in point:
Out in Colorado, the neighbors of Balloon Boy's parents, The Heenes are talking to the media and telling them how they've taken the whole Balloon Boy incident and turned it into a teaching tool for their kids. One mom says she used the Heene's story to teach her kids, "Don't lie, period." A local dad said he used the Heene's incident to teach his kids that parents should set a good example for their kids and not break laws in front of them. Nor should they expect their kids to lie or break laws. Still another neighbor says the Heene's hoax has helped him teach his kids never to lie to the police.
You know what I learned from The Heenes? I learned that there are some people who, under no circumstances, should NOT be allowed to reproduce.
Don't you hate it when somebody invents something that everybody needs and you say to yourself, "Why didn't I think of that?". Here's a great example: A lot of people have to take pills everyday for a variety of reasons. Maybe they have high cholesterol, or maybe they have acid reflux, whatever it might be. These people will often forget to take their pills, or they get confused......."Did I take my pill today?....or was that yesterday?".
Along comes a company out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vitality, Incorporated. They have invented and are marketing a pill bottle that has a built-in alarm.
It sounds an alert when it's time to take your pill. Simple yet brilliant!
Unfortunately, the average person will still be unable to figure out how to open their pill bottle, but hey, one thing at a time.
Finally, speaking of medicine, there has been much debate lately about whether or not medical marijuana should be allowed. Should a doctor be able to legally prescribe marijuana for "medicinal" purposes?
Rasmussen Reports did a telephone survey and found 63% of those surveyed believe it SHOULD be allowed. 24% said it SHOULD NOT.
The remaining 13% were too stoned to answer the phone.
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