- August 9, 2012 -

Had a nice chocolate shake at Steak n Shake yesterday & then went to Albertsons to buy lunch meat, rolls, & can you believe the price of mayonnaise? Are they kidding me?! That stuff costs more per ounce than GOLD! OK, not really, but $4.29 for a SMALL jar? WHAT?! Anyway, I ran into a fellow LCFD member in the parking lot, we said hi & chatted a bit before splitting up down different aisles. It actually cooled off enough that when I woke up this morning I was cold & was glad to walk into my office where it was warm.

15-year-olds really have 2 primary things to think about: cars & college. There's not a right or a wrong here, but here's how it should go down. You have a rule: You're going to save up & pay for their college. You decide you aren't going to pay for cars. You do agree - if you're blessed financially - to match them. Whatever they save up, you'll add that much to it.

Hang a chalkboard in the garage to record the maintenance or repair work you've done on your cars. Now, you don't have to hunt for a piece of paper in the file cabinet or glove box & you'll see it regularly so you'll be reminded when it's time for the next oil change!

JetBlue flight attendant quits job via escape slide (2010):

On this day in 2010, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater quits his job in dramatic style by sliding down his plane’s emergency-escape chute while the aircraft is stopped near the terminal gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Slater, who claimed his actions were prompted by the behavior of a rude passenger, quickly became a media sensation and national folk hero.

At the time of the incident, the 38-year-old Slater was a steward on Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh to New York City. He contended that when the flight landed a passenger became abusive toward him during an argument over luggage. Although other passengers on the flight later disputed Slater’s account of the passenger’s behavior, what happened next was clear: The flight attendant got on the plane’s public address system, cursed at the passenger and said, “I’ve been in this business for twenty years. And that’s it. I’ve had it. I’m done.” Afterward, he took two beers from the beverage cart, deployed the emergency exit and started down the slide.  Realizing he’d left his bags on the aircraft, he scrambled back up the slide to retrieve them before fleeing down the chute again. After leaving the airport terminal, he drove to his home in Queens, New York.

Slater, the son of a pilot and a flight attendant, was soon taken into police custody. After posting $2,500 bail, he walked out of jail the next night an instant celebrity and even a folk hero to stressed-out, overworked Americans. Experiencing his 15 minutes of fame, Slater appeared on national talk shows, was honored with Facebook fan pages and received offers to do reality TV programs and endorse a variety of products.

In October 2010, Slater, facing charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and criminal trespassing, agreed to plead guilty to two counts of attempted criminal mischief and was spared jail time. As part of the deal, he agreed to undergo regular mental health and substance abuse counseling sessions for a year. Additionally, he was required to pay JetBlue $10,000 in restitution to replace the emergency chute. The Queens district attorney, Richard Brown, said of the famous flight attendant: “My own view of the situation was that Mr. Slater was humiliated by what he perceived as degrading working conditions, and he had a level of rage at that time that was exacerbated perhaps by alcohol consumption and maybe by other contributing stress factors.” Brown also said that he felt Slater “recognized the seriousness of his actions.”

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Lay off the alcohol when swimming. Drinks & swimming don't mix.

Man on a Ledge:

When fugitive ex-cop Nick Cassidy steps onto a window ledge high above a busy Manhattan street, police psychologist Lydia Anderson tries to talk him down. But soon Anderson suspects that there's more to Cassidy's stunt than meets the eye.

Name 4 musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Evita, Cats, Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar.

Evita, Cats, Sunset Boulevard, & Jesus Christ Superstar.

Rectify:

1: To set right : remedy. 2: To purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation. 3: To correct by removing errors.

The night before the Web site was to go live, the programmers worked frantically to rectify several unresolved security problems.

Which of the following words doesn't share its ancestry with "rectify"?

a. direct             b. regimen             c. obstruct             d. correct            e. resurrection

Like "rectify," 4 of these words ultimately come from Latin regere, which can mean "to lead straight," "to direct," or "to rule." "Correct" & "direct" come from regere via Latin corrigere & dirigere, respectively. "Resurrection" comes from Latin resurgere, whose stem surgere, meaning "to rise," is a combination of sub- & regere. "Regimen" is from Latin regimen ("position of authority," "direction," "set of rules"), itself from regere. And "rectify" is from regere by way of Latin rectus ("right"). Thus the only word of the set above that has no relation to "rectify: is "obstruct," which traces back to Latin struere, meaning "to build" or "to heap up."

What humorous newspaper comic strip was born in 1978 after its creator failed to syndicate his first cartoon series, Gnorm Gnat?

When you serve salad on a plate, the plate goes to the left of the forks.

Which domestic device was invented 1st, 2nd, & 3rd?

A. Dishwasher

B. Sewing machine

C. Vacuum cleaner

Which substance is the hardest, 2nd hardest, & 3rd hardest?

A. Titanium

B. Steel

C. Molybdenum

BAC. Molybdenum is fairly soft, yet it's used to harden steel. Go figure.

Why did Czech-born National Hockey League sharpshooter Jaromir Jagr pick 68 as the number for his team jersey?

He wanted to commemorate 1968, the year his homeland revolted against Soviet Communist rule and the year his grandfather (for whom he was named) died while jailed as a political prisoner.