Dump It: Radiation and Bananas

Dumped it was and dumped it is.
- April 1 means fake stories and headlines, but let's be honest, there is no need for them. Real life often seems like a practical joke. Let's move on.
- Perhaps we need that third party or independent person in the White House. It seems like the GOP is acting like the Dems when Bush was in charge. Now, the Dems are acting like the GOP now that Obama is in charge. Get rid of the D and the R next to the name and scratch your head. Too many examples to list, sadly. We need to cut and control spending except for the item and program that involves you and me. That seems to be the mantra. Shared sacrifices mean just that - shared. And now, who wants to invade oil rich countries for humanitarian reasons? Wow. There is a long list and Libya wasn't even near the top. Yes, let's rid ourselves of foreign oil by drilling here, plus using every single possible form of energy available to us. Use them all and watch business boom - - and jobs come back. Why shut down the oil business in favor of wind and sun, and others? Use them all. Besides, I still play vinyl records so oil-based freedom is not an option for me.
- Radiation is natural? Over 60 radionuclides (radioactive elements) can be found in nature, and they can be placed in three general categories:
1. Primordial - from before the creation of the Earth
2. Cosmogenic - formed as a result of cosmic ray interactions
3. Human produced - enhanced or formed due to human actions (minor amounts compared to natural).
SOURCE: Radiation Information Network. Idaho State University.
Oh, just a few examples of food with natural radiation (not on the label) are bananas, Brazil nuts, carrots and beer. Now if you would excuse me I have to get my hot dogs out of the microwave.
I'M BACK
- Here's how it played out. Average of 25.6 million take in Libya speech (on eight networks). Last speech on 11 networks with almost 30 million. One network and Super Bowl, 111 million, Oscars, roughly 35 million (roughly? My throat hurt that night), on one network. "American Idol" and "NCIS" are averaging over 19 million (on one network) this season. "AI" is closer to 26 million, on average. Note: This start time was 6:30 p.m. CST. Numbers provided by Neilsen.
WEEKEND BO RELEASES
I know, not all of us need a BO release, but here they go:
- "Source Code"
- "Hop"
- Insidious"
Notes: As noted in my last column, "The King's Speech PG13" will be in theaters starting this weekend. See this film as it has ignited awareness (a word used way too much) on speech disorders. We need awareness of such things, but overuse of the word will hurt in the long run. I list the wide releases above, but of course, here are few more. I'm looking to see how "Rubber," "The Last Godfather" and "Cat Run" do against those. I cannot forget to mention "Trust."
- Again, I ask, who are those rebels? Now, others are wondering, too. It's about time. Time to re-read that Bible. Rebels? James Dean, Marlon Brando, Elvis...uh, Bozo - - those are rebels.And now, we are sending in people to find out. Nice. Glad we didn't do any bombing before we did that. Doh!
- Did you hear crickets? Press reaction: Obama noted we would buy and drill in Brazil, but not here.
- Come on. College officials surprised that students got caught having sex on the roof on campus.Wait, there is gambling going on here? Close it down, Rick. They were mad because the kids got caught,
- Can we make politicians into part time workers? And let's stop passing laws for a while and get rid of many that have been on the books for so many years, they are now comical.
- If you are angry a study suggest you should try praying. Tell that to an angry athiest, however, and that is a different story.
Close it: "Bobby, if you weren't my son, I'd hug you." From Hank Hill.