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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Emptying Out those Hot Pockets

Cool Pocket (Photo by Dvortygirl)

Folks who’ve been asking, “What’s in your wallet?” should perhaps have been wondering about Hot Pockets instead.

It turns out that some Hot Pockets are too hot to handle. These have been found to contain gut-wrenching items such as “pieces of glass and hard plastic.” Sounds even worse than the usual pepperoni.

Hence an immediate USDA Class 1 recall. One more reason not to indulge in foods that some would call junk…

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/hot-pockets-recall-nestle-recalls-nearly-763k-pounds-due-to-possible-glass-plastic-contamination/ar-BB1cNP5m?ocid=uxbndlbing

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Birdies See, Birdies Do

Auklets See, Auklets Do (Photo by D. Dibenski)

We’ve all been reminded of the power of Tweets. One piercing peep can quickly influence millions.

This holds true for dollars as well as for voters. Elon Musk, known for his burgeoning wealth, recently tweeted two stark words: Use Signal. This sent shares of Signal Advance soaring, even though Musk was not at all referring to this obscure Texas company.

What he was referring to was a “messaging platform” called Signal, the rival of WhatsApp. Which just goes to show: It can literally pay to be somewhat savvy about social media. Although herd immunity is tough to come by, herd mentality is all too prevalent.

Resources

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon-musk-tweet-sends-this-stock-up-1500-in-24-hours-may-be-a-sign-of-market-bubble-175845075.html

Longest journey begins with short walk

(Photo by Mohammad Nowfal)

Imagine being just a five-minute walk from anywhere. Saudi Arabia is planning to make this possible within a 100-mile corridor.

Dubbed The Line, this “network of smart cities” will include autonomous and high-speed transit. Better yet, it will be powered by “100 percent clean energy.”

Yet there are downsides to be considered. This corridor will pass through native lands with tribes that stand to be evicted. The high-tech nature of the network raises additional quandaries, especially insofar as privacy is concerned.

Resources

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-line-neom-smart-city-saudi-arabia-mohammed-bin-salman-113539487.html

Go Mediterranean

(Public Domain)

While waiting to cruise Mediterranean, why not eat the part?

For the fourth time in as many years, the Mediterranean diet has won out over all others. Said to be the best for overall fitness, this plant-based regimen is far from restrictive.

It includes a diverse assortment of produce, legumes, grains, dairy and seafood. Processed and refined items are set aside in favor of whole foods.

So grab a (small) glass of wine and get going. You should be fit as a lyre by the time that travel resumes.

Resources

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mediterranean-diet-named-best-diet-153951202.html

En Vogue?

(Photo by Brooke Fishwick)

With violence ripping our politics apart, a question concerning the Vice President-elect is gathering steam: Should Kamala Harris be seen wearing Converse in her upcoming Vogue cover?

While wanting to appear casual and approachable (some might say “woke”), Harris sported an NBA look. But heck no, not on the cover! Doesn’t Vogue know anything about U. S. politics? The trick is to appear woke enough to attract Democrats, but not woke enough to repel Republicans.

So covers are for blue suits, and sneakers should be snuck within Vogue’s hallowed pages. After all, images matter: often more than deeds themselves.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/kamala-harris-vogue-cover-causes-stir-online/ar-BB1cDPTi?ocid=uxbndlbing

Keeping the U in UFO

Public Domain (well, sort of...)

Rather than being relegated to so-called conspiracy theory, ufology is now going mainstream. As mainstream as it gets within federal dictates.

So there’s a catch: a major catch. Although U. S. Intelligence Agencies are now being ordered to share UFO information with one another, they are not being ordered to share it all with the public.

You and I will just have to keep attending those Roswell conventions in order to get the lowdown. Or we can sit tight while contemplating Stephen Hawkins’ most dire predictions.

Resources

https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-01-11-us-intelligence-agencies-ordered-to-share-everything-they-know-about-ufos/?mid=548036&rid=98364581&sc=email&pname=newsletter&cid=NATIONAL&keyid=National%20iHeart%20Daily%20NewsTalk&campid=headline4_readmore

The ultimate sibling rivalry

Mighty Megalodon (Photo by Sergiodiarosa)

There’s Cain and Abel, and then there are megalodon sharks.

Politely called oophagy, it’s the practice of eating your unhatched siblings while still in your mother’s womb. Now that’s nasty. Even Cain waited until his brother was fully grown before doing him in. But megalodon sharks aren’t called monsters for nothing.

Their humongous size was no accident. As the babies ate their brethren, they grew beyond big. Even at birth, they were already more than six feet long. That rate of growth continued per year for the next half-century of their long lives.

But was it all worth it? Megalodons went extinct anyway. Their legacy, like Cain’s, is now horrifying when it could have been edifying.

Resources

https://www.cnet.com/news/megalodon-babies-ate-their-unhatched-siblings-in-the-womb/