In trying to keep a positive spin on the Detroit Mayoral race, the liberal media has noted that only half of the candidates are convicted felons.  Well, I guess if you are a convicted felon, you have friends in low places and know how the system works.  Sad.

I used to ‘check out’ books from the library on audio CDs.  These were nice but invariably I would get one with a defective CD.  The CDs soon gave way to books on a self contained digital playback device.  These, in turn, gave way to MP3s down loaded directly to my smart phone.

And while these MP3s are handy to use, you will never have an overdue book because they automatically expire after 21 days.  So, if no one else is waiting to check out the book, you can renew it for another 21 days.  But if some one else wants your book, you are just out of luck.

I saw some ghost pepper potato chips in the store and decided to give them a try.  They were spicy like I expected but not any different that jalapeno potato chips.  I guess it is all in the name.

No, this is not the slogan of a new weight loss program.  It is the cry from some upscale restaurants.  It seems that the demand for leaner hogs is now swinging back to fatter hogs.  Restaurants now want pork chops with red meat and two inches of fat.  I guess the cholesterol myth is starting to die out.

In motocross racing, broken bones are a fact of life.  If you break some bones, you just get right back on your bike as soon as you can.  So said a paralyzed racer.

In planning our trip to Montreal, I was checking out some of the local eateries.  One cafe in particular specialized in giant crepes, bagels and mussels.  I wonder if the mussels are served with the crepes and bagels?

In Spain, some debt collectors dress up in costumes in order to humiliate the debtor.  And, one of the favorite costumes is Zorro.  I guess that stand to reason since Zorro was Spanish.  I wonder if they also dress up as Cardinal Ximenes?

A local Mexican restaurant is advertising free sombreros on your birthday.  And while I have not seen the sombreros, I suspect that they are going to be on the small side.

I needed the marriage license for my first marriage in order to collect social security for my late wife.  Unfortunately, I was not able to find it so I had to get another copy from the county.  And while I couldn’t find my marriage license, I did fine my birth certificate that I couldn’t find when I applied for a passport.  Amazing!!

I recently discovered that I can draw on my late wife s social security.  I always thought that it was lost.  What a nice surprise!