When he penned the prescient lyrics to the now classic song “A Country Boy Can Survive”, Hank Williams, Jr. was apparently 30 years ahead of his time: The Mighty Mississippi to Run Dry? (OBTW, the “The interest is up…” part of the lyrics won’t be for another couple of years…)
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My sister recommended this novel: The Dog Stars
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KAF sent this: Cycle on the Recycled: A $9 Cardboard Bike Set to Enter Production in Israel
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A tidbit sent by a reader: “My friend arrived at work, on time at 8 a.m., ready to work as usual. When our supervisor saw him he asked why he looked so exhausted, my co-worker–who is also a volunteer EMT with a local rural fire department–replied that he had responded to a call and that he had been up until 3 a.m. working on a car crash, trying to help the victims involved. Our supervisor became annoyed informed the volunteer that his factory job was his primary job and that he could be fired. To which my co-worker responded: ‘Well, I will keep that in mind should you or a family member of yours is ever involved in a crash.’ I thought that was an awesome answer. Ever since then his boss has been extremely nice to him.”
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Deb B. mentioned a new Bluetooth virus: “… a virus that can attach itself wirelessly to any Bluetooth device and in addition to wiping out your data, it spies and records. No, it’s not science fiction.”
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H.L. highlighted this tale of enviro-whacko political correctness run amok: The California Fish and Game Commission ousted its president after legal mountain lion hunt in Idaho hunting.