A Representative in Florida has introduced legislation which  will allow dwarf tossing.

Back in 1989, Florida passed a law banning dwarf tossing.  But, the Representative feels that this law impairs dwarfs from gainful employment.  After all, no one is forcing the dwarfs to participate in these contests.   And if they are adults, they should be allowed to make their own choices.

And while I have never seen a dwarf tossing contest, I suspect that alcohol is involved.

Dinosaurs had feathers??  Well, that is the latest from our esteemed scientists.

I am not impressed with scientists regarding these ideas.  While I can understand their general idea of  what these creatures may have looked like, I think that they make many false assumption about their skin and coloring.

But hey, if you are a “scientist”, you must be right……..

My flip style cell phone drives me crazy!  First, for unknown reasons and  unannounced to me, my cell phone will switch to the silent mode.  I usually don’t discover that this has happened until I put it on the charger.  That is when I notice the silent mode icon on the screen.

Now, since this happens when my phone is closed and in my pocket,  it must happen with the buttons on the outside of the phone.  But, I have tried every combination of buttons and I can not replicate the event.

Nor can I push the outside buttons and put it back into the ringing mode.  I have to open up the phone in order to set the ringing.

Also, for unknown reasons, it will shout “Please say a command.” while it is closed and in my pocket.  Sometimes, if I am lucky and it is quiet, I can yell “Exit.” and the phone will shut up.  But, most of the time, I have to take the phone out of my pocket, open it up and press the cancel button on the inside.

In another year, I can get a new phone.  But of course, I will probably get a new set of problems.

Technology…don’t you just love it?

The other day when I was at Meijer (regional grocery chain) I noticed the Halloween costumes that were for sale.  They had Frankensteins, Wolfmen, Draculas, Screams, Freddies, Darth Vaders, skeletons, witches and nuns.

Nuns?!  Wow, talk about a scary selections of costumes.

In an effort to restrict water usage, the US has mandated 1 gallon per flush toilets.  And, while  I understand their reasoning, I disagree as to its’  usefulness.

For example, the other day at church, I needed to use one of the 1 gps toilets.  But, I needed to flush 5 times!!  And since each volley never seemed to complete the task, I couldn’t help but wonder if a good old 3 gps would solve the problem.

I have to install another toilet in my house.  Maybe l can buy a 3 gps in Canada and smuggle it across the border.  Eh!

The coffee pot at work relies on the honor system for payments.  Frustrated that people were not always paying for their coffee, the coffee “gnome” posted a sign reminding people that coffee is $0.30 per cup.  And, below that, he posted a sign that read “remember the 7th commandment!”

Well OK.  While I think that we all need to remember the 7th commandment, I think that he meant the 8th commandment, “Thou shalt not steal.”   The 7th is, “thou shalt not commit adultery.  But, given the office environment, I think that the 7th is also appropriate.

A woman in Washington DC was recently injured when the toilet she was using exploded.  The explosion was not caused by terrorists but by water pressure that was too high.

There is a toilet at work that is rather aggressive when ever you flush it.  I always figure that it is going to explode.   When ever I pull the lever, I always stand back just in case.

I wonder if these type of injuries are covered under “workman’s comp”?

When the weather turned cold the other night, I decided that it was time to try out my new heated mattress pad.  So, I turned it on and set it for 3 on a scale of 10 and crawled into bed.  The next thing that I knew, it was morning.  Wow!!   That was one fantastic sleep!

Last Sunday afternoon, I sailed through downtown Chicago with no traffic backups.  Why?  Because most of the people of Chicago were watching the Bears game and not driving on the road.  YES!!

Rob Bell, the controversial pastor of the Mars Hill church in Grandville Michigan, is resigning.

Rob Bell made news recently when he published his controversial book,”Love Wins”, a few months back.  In his book, Rob proclaims that no one is going to hell.  This view, of course, fly’s in the face of many Christians around the world who believe that the Bible teaches other wise.

But, Rob felt so strongly about this view that he resigned his position at the Mars Hill church.   He now plans to spend his time promoting this view.

The news of his resignation created a flurry of inquires at the Mars Hill web site causing it to crash.

Time will tell as to how well Rob Bell and Mars Hill will do without each other.