Weekend Tids and Bits

BIKINI-CLAD CAR WASHES AREN’T FOR WISHING, at least not for the Make-A-Wish-Foundation, reports Fox News. Seems like a Washington, DC guy wanted to donate half the take from a weekend bikini car wash to the foundation that grants wishes for kids with terminal illnesses. No thanks, the foundation is reported to have said. Only family-friendly money is acceptable. Unless Disneyland starts stamping tickets “Purchased With Tainted Money,” maybe the very next wish for Make A Wish should be for brains.

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STORMY WEATHER for Stormy Daniels, the porn star considering a U.S. Senate run against David Vitter, the Louisiana incumbent who turned up on a Washington madam’s list, and we’re not talking groceries. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Gregory Clifford, was arrested in Tampa, FL for slugging her husband in a dispute over laundry and bills. Earlier, the car of one of her political advisors exploded – whether with help or not isn’t clear. What all this does for the political future of someone who starred in films with minimal costume budgets isn’t clear.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE GET-A-LIFE DEMONS might be a good title for a movie pitting the young wizard against those who are distressed that the adolescents in the current movie are shown in pubs. Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince shows characters ordering butterbeer – alcoholic content unknown – and other drinking-associated shots. Although it’s legal for youngsters of 16 in Britain to order alcohol with food, much tut-tutting was reported in the New York Times.

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“OBVIES” AWARD NEEDED, which would be an award given to studies, reports and findings of the obvious. If we can come up with a process, a study by Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute would be a top candidate. It found that texting while driving is lots more dangerous than talking while driving. That prompted introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate that would cut off federal highway funds for states who didn’t crack down on texting while driving. No word yet on studies about sleeping while driving, bombed-out-of-your-mind while driving, sex while driving or other behaviors that might pose danger while hurtling down the highway at average-IQ-in-miles-per-hour-rates.

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Last Week’s Lessons:

n Machine intelligence still has a long way to go before it can match many achievements of human intelligence. Problem: scientists can’t make the damned things dumb enough. See http://larryblaskosaid.blogspot.com/2009/07/intelligent-machines-not-to-worry.html

n Mortal Baby Boomers? Disturbing thoughts that the self-proclaimed inventors of sex, drugs, rebellion and living forever may die anyway at http://larryblaskosaid.blogspot.com/2009/07/shocking-baby-boomers-mortal-world.html

n Kidney Punch To Capitalism when a broker is arrested for bringing a willing seller and a willing buyer together at http://larryblaskosaid.blogspot.com/2009/07/capitalism-update-no-love-for-sale-but.html

n South Carolina Sex Scandal Focus shifts from Governor Mark Sanford to man accused of buggery with a 21-year-old horse named Sugar. No word from state’s supporters on whether they welcome this shift from dalliance in Argentina to making strictly domestic hay at http://larryblaskosaid.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-sc-sex-scandal-horsing-around.html

n A Solution At Last to the Gun Debate is offered in a proposed “Must-Carry” movement that ties carrying weapons to voting with a “Wanna Vote? Gotta Tote!” slogan at http://larryblaskosaid.blogspot.com/2009/07/wanna-vote-gotta-tote-must-carry-rules.html

Have a great weekend!

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