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I lamented about the fall of Wendy’s in Saint Louis. I was amazed that four still exist: Hazelwood, Herculaneum, Swansea, Florissant, and soon to be in St. Peters (and more, read on …).
We had the Visiting Nurse Association in to give us all flu shots. While they were telling us about the flu shots they also told us that Wendy’s Corporate Offices are opening up the eight remaining restaurants. Find out more about them (the VNA, not Wendy’s) here: www.vnastl.com. We also couldn’t find any significant rock songs about nurses.
We want Colorado to win the World Series, not because we want the Rockies to win, but we want the Red Sox to lose. JC lost two women to that city. John hates the American League, Manny Ramirez, and lazy JD Drew. He also likes the Rockies' amazing run. Laurie brought up the “Big Dig.” I brought up the fact that if it wasn’t for the lax security at Logan airport, September 11th, 2001 might have been avoided. (If people blame Dallas for killing Kennedy, Boston should be blamed for 9/11.) Speaking of that, this commercial was pulled the last time Boston went to the World Series.
One infamous moment in Frank Reynolds’ career occurred on March 30, 1981 during live news coverage of the assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Reagan on ABC. White House Press Secretary James Brady, a close friend of Reynolds, had been erroneously reported by all three networks as having died from the head wound he suffered in the incident, and, further, they reported that Reagan had not been struck at all. Upon learning that the information was incorrect, Reynolds suddenly appeared noticeably upset and, looking around at staffers in the background, angrily burst out:
“Let's get it NAILED DOWN...somebody...let's find out! Let's get it straight so we can report this thing accurately!"
The network quickly moved to a break and upon return, Ted Koppel was seated next to Reynolds to share anchor duties and, perhaps, be a calming influence on his clearly agitated co-worker. It was one of the few times in television history that viewers witnessed an otherwise professional veteran anchor become angry on air.
All Laurie & I know about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or the “Mormons”) we learned from “South Park.”
According to the Marijuana Policy Project, Mary Jane treats the following conditions:
People with cancer, glaucoma, AIDS or HIV, Crohn’s Disease, hepatitis C, and multiple sclerosis have found relief by using marijuana. Marijuana is also used to treat cachexia (a physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease), anorexia, and wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain or nausea; seizure disorders (such as epilepsy); arthritis; migraines; and agitation of Alzheimer’s disease.
Twelve states allow medical marijuana:
— Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Rhode Island — have effective laws protecting qualified patients from arrest and imprisonment for using marijuana under the advice of a physician. In addition, voters in six cities — Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City, Michigan and Columbia, Missouri — have approved medical marijuana measures.
Maryland has a law protecting patients from imprisonment but not arrest; the maximum penalty for medical marijuana use is a $100 fine.
Arizona & the District of Columbia’s medical marijuana laws cannot go into effect because of other contradicting laws.
John has a wedding ring, but doesn’t wear it. He took it off for golf and never put it back on. John said, “I refused to be owned.” JC then made a “Roots” reference; I was the only one that “got” it. We made another reference to the “Roots’ & The Lion King. Then we went too far and it became uncomfortable.
Eating in? Plenty of dogs do, landing them on the surgeon's table. Pagers, batteries, toy cars, drywall, hearing aids – name it, a dog's probably swallowed it. VPI, the oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance in the US, has reimbursed policyholders for a lot of swallowed socks in its 25 years insuring America’s pets. Just take a look at the top ten:
10. Sticks
9. Hair ties
8. Bones
7. Corn Cobs
6. Chew Toys
5. Balls (not their own, that’s a different list)
4. Rocks
3. Panty Hose
2. Underwear
1. Socks
Yesterday, we talked about how we met our significant others. Today we asked Dave. He met Janice at work. They both worked at the same television station. But they had to get their personal lives in order to be together.
It’s deer mating season. In the United States, each year we have about 1.5 million deer accidents. Most deer vs. vehicle accidents occur in the state of West Virginia.
Reminders: Go see Laurie in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (now in its final weeks). JC is hosting the Our Lady of Lourdes Men’s Club Sports Trivia Challenge on Friday, November 16th. To get a table or to find out more call Dale at 314.863.2704.
The JoY was Jerry Seinfeld talking about marriage. The 3fA featured Boston and our second row Last Comic Standing Live tickets. Speaking of Boston & NBC, Joe Buck said “Jub-Jub” during the World Series.
The Vault was “This One” by Paul McCartney from Flowers in the Dirt. Finally, Kevin Kline (from Saint Louis) was in The Big Chill.
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