A to Z (or whatever the English call it)

In some earlier posts, I implored some of you not to make fools of yourselves and engage in the folly of NCAA bracket picking. Well, I now know that I can make one exception. There is a 17 year old boy that lives in Chicago who I will allow the indulgence of making his picks. Of the 48 games that have been played so far, he has 48 correct picks. That’s right; he has a perfect bracket so far… perfect! The 17 year old autistic boy says that he is good with “stats and stuff.” I guess so. By the way, he has Purdue to win it all. I wonder how many “friends” this kid has made with guys with bent noses since his publicity?

I heard a story on FOX news today that some San Francisco area restaurants are charging a “health insurance” surcharge on customer’s bills to cover the cost of the mandatory health insurance that they must provide their employees. Other restaurants are just raising menu prices. I’m not sure when people and the government are going realize that no company or corporation has ever paid a tax. When you make the company pay more, they raise prices and pass the expense on to the customers. The old “let’s tax the big corporations” idea is a croc. This San Fran example is just a lesson that I’m afraid no one will ever learn. It’s simple; tax or charge a business and they pass the expense on to the customers…

On vertical blinds in your house, you know how there is a draw string that raises and lowers the blinds? I feel like that I have NEVER grabbed the right string the first time. I always grab the wrong one and have to switch. Doesn’t the law of averages say something about this? Why have I never grabbed the right string, even once? If you ask me, I think the things are rigged…

What do the English have against the letter Z? Its “organized” not “organised.” I don’t know why they can’t see that.