Bo Diddley, Earwax and Linked-In

·         I bet there’s a guy somewhere named Joey Citronella who is, at this moment, swarmed by mosquitoes. (Old friends of mine will appreciate that I’ve finally found a home for this joke.)

·         Some jurisdictions want little kids to have to get permits for lemonade stands, and some Nanny/Mayors want to control the size of the soda you have for lunch. Both seem wacky and intrusive.  If you care, I guess I can use these as examples of the opposite of a world I want to live in.

·         I was at a local gin mill the other day for happy hour and a great band played a great version of  “Not Fade Away”, which caused the dance floor to fill.  A buddy of mine said, “Great ‘Dead’ tune.”  I replied, “Via Buddy Holley and Bo Diddley”.  In any case, I'm guessing that none of the dancers had a clue, but it's so cool that this music is still getting people moving 60 years later.  Da-Da-Da, Da-Da (refill).

·         I read a report that said if business cards representing all of the users of Linked-In were put end to end, they’d reach a distance equal to 5.5 times the height of Mt. Everest.  That’s impressive; I wonder how high they’d be if you stacked them, which would be a fact more helpful to me in my job search. 

·         Here are some other un-proveable facts…...

§  The average human makes enough earwax over a lifetime to fill two swimming pools.

§  Small breeds of dogs have better rhythm that larger ones.

§  President James Garfield had webbed fingers on his left hand.  He was said to be an excellent swimmer, but tended to drift right.

§  Walt Disney based the cartoon character of Mickey Mouse on a real talking mouse who owned a dog.

§  Most dental hygienists re-use floss.

§  In addition to fear, Bears also smell abandonment, flirtation, dismay and arrogance.