Random Thoughts or Whatever

[Mystic]

Shouldn't CVS and Walgreen’s allow their clerks to “step away” from customers buying chips, sodas, cigarettes, chocolate Roundup or any of the other toxic crap they sell that’s likely to reduce their life expectancy?

 

[Mystic]

"Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan makes $15,000 per hour."

- Ralph Nader

 

[Mystic]

"There ain’t no clean way to make hundred million bucks."

- Raymond Chandler

 

[Mystic]

The United States has the highest rate of children living in single-parent households in the world.

- Pew Research

 

[Mystic]

In a few months, the global population will surpass 8 billion humans and India will vault ahead of China as the world’s most populous nation. Between them, China and India will be home to more people than were alive on the entire planet at the end of WW II.

 

[Mystic]

The amount of electricity consumed by air conditioners will triple by 2050, requiring new energy sources equivalent to the combined current electricity capacity of the United States, European Union, and Japan.

- Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

 

[Mystic]

“At a certain point, our corrupt and moribund political culture has no hope of solving humanity’s problems. You either bet on science and technology, or you bet on extinction.”

- Ed Snowden

 

[Mystic]

“If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine.”

- P.G. Wodehouse

 

[Pio1980]

The United States has the highest rate of children living in single-parent households in the world.

- Pew Research

Probably better than inflicting the consequences of a bad life decision on kids who have no say and no choice.

 

[Mystic]

Probably better than inflicting the consequences of a bad life decision on kids who have no say and no choice.

Time will tell.

 

[MitsuMan]

My political education came from secretly -- my grandmother did not approve -- watching the Watergate hearings.

I imagine now that the experience I derived was similar to the illicit thrill of a teenager -- which I was not -- watching porn.

Deep Throat?

 

[Mystic]

Deep Throat?

Now that's a SCORE !

PS: And a SCARE !!

 

[AudioGMan]

Our Milky Way galaxy is about 107,000 light years in diameter and the closest galaxy to us is Andromeda which is about 2.5 million light years away. Light travels at 186,000 miles PER SECOND.

 

[MitsuMan]

You likey my double entendre?

 

[Mystic]

 

[Spitfirejoe]

In a few months, the global population will surpass 8 billion humans and India will vault ahead of China as the world’s most populous nation. Between them, China and India will be home to more people than were alive on the entire planet at the end of WW II.

I remember the feeling I had when I first heard that India has more "Honors Students" than the U.S.A. has students.

 

[noogies]

I remember the feeling I had when I first heard that India has more "Honors Students" than the U.S.A. has students.

If American students are anything like the ones we have in Canada, this should hardly come as a surprise.

 

[Spitfirejoe]

If American students are anything like the ones we have in Canada, this should hardly come as a surprise.

Maybe read that again?

 

[Mystic]

If American students are anything like the ones we have in Canada, this should hardly come as a surprise.

It's no surprise to/for me.

 

[Stillhouse]

Shouldn't CVS and Walgreen’s allow their clerks to “step away” from customers buying chips, sodas, cigarettes, chocolate Roundup or any of the other toxic crap they sell that’s likely to reduce their life expectancy?

Sell them the cause AND the "cure."