Today should be a quiet day at work.  Between spring break and the MSU loss last night, there aren’t too many people stirring in Lansing.  In fact, I have seen more activity on a Saturday morning than I have today.  But, that’s OK with me.  I would rather have it quiet than chaotic.  It is kind of like having spring break without going any place. 😉

Well, I am recovering from the flu. And even though I got a flu shot last fall, I guess I wasn’t inoculated from the strain that got me.

But, more to the point, how do you know if your flu shot is really working? I mean, if you don’t get the flu was it because of the flu shot or was it because you weren’t exposed? After all, not everyone gets the flu every year. And, I am sure that there are those who never get the shots and never get the flu. But then there are people like me who get the shots and still get the flu.

And, if I hadn’t gotten the shots would I still have gotten the flu? Of course because the flu that I had was not the same flu that the shots prevented. And, what’s more, I may not have even been exposed to the flu that the shot prevented. So, shots or no shots, I would still have gotten the flu but not the flu that the shots prevented.

Well, at least the shots didn’t cost me anything.

Well, MSU has made it into the Final 4 in basketball. And the students and alumni should be proud. However, with that comes the prospect of riots.

Past history has shown us that MSU students riot if they loose and they riot if they win. So, it would seem that it is not a matter of whether they will riot, it is only a matter of when. And in preparation for the event, East Lansing has passed new riot laws.

It is now illegal to throw cans and bottles at police officers during a riot. And, to an extent, this makes sense. However, common sense says that it should be illegal to throw bottles and cans at anyone regardless of whether there is a riot or not.

But more to the point, how are the students going to know whether they are in a riot or just an unruly mob?  And at that point in time, I doubt that they will really care.

The law was a nice idea but not well thought out.

Our local minor league baseball park is offering a new fare this year. It is called the Enormous Burger. Weighing in at about 4 pounds, the burger has 5 patties, 5 slices of cheese, a cup of chili, salsa and chips all on a 8 inch bun. And at about 4800 calories, it could easily feed a family of 4.

And of course, there are health organizations that are opposed to it as well as an assortment of vegans. But, it is all a part of a publicity stunt by the ball park to attract attendance so the more publicity, the better.

And with each purchase, you get a free T shirt. On the front is a picture of the burger and on the back is the USDA stats.

I hope those T shirts come in XXXL.

An Ohio man was arrested for drunk driving after he crashed his bar stool on the way home from the bar. That’s right, his bar stool.

In an effort to come up with a unique form of transportation, the man modified an old riding lawn mower and fitted it with a bar stool. And since the machine was not “street legal”, he figured it was OK to drive it while drunk. The police however took a different view of the situation.

He is fighting it in court.

A woman in England was sentenced to 3 years in prison for biting of a third of her boyfriends tongue. Apparently she was dissatisfied with their relationship and used the act to bring attention to that fact.

Now, biting off the tongue was no simple act and must have required several minute to accomplish. It seems like the guy would have resisted a little. But, then again, if he was in the throws of passions, he might not have realized what was going on until he was finished.

I hope the ShamWow guy is listening.