I didn't buy a Globe & Mail this weekend, so I had to look to the NY Times to find the stories that made me roll my eyes. The winner? I confess I didn't even get past the headline. But apparently private jets are becoming realllly common. I knew that. Mine is parked in the back yard behind the shed. Right.
Favourite headline: Castro Said to Be Out of Bed and Talking.
The man never shuts up, does he? He's probably making 6-hour speeches to the nurses.
Factoid that made me go huh?; and which I suspect the Times made up for fun or to give bloggers something to write about:
"About 18 percent of men ages 40 to 44 with less than four years of college have never married, according to census estimates."
18 percent seems like a lot. Where are these characters? I don't see them around. So not having a college degree is a bad thing? I disagree. Some of the most unpleasant jerks I have ever met had multiple degrees. University education is not a sign of anything. I had to go to university to learn this. Prior to that, I thought people who went to "college" (as Americans like to call it) had to be smart. Boy, was I wrong.
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goatee'd graduate students!
still a scary memory...
And what about all the jocks on sport scholarships? How bright are they? They don't get offered those scholarships because they're smart.
By the by - that is one of the most useless facts I've ever read. And we're right into facts like this right now - Tuesday night is Census night here! I'm trying to contain my excitement.
We had the census this year, too. If I recall correctly it took me about 3 minutes to complete the form. They were not seeking a wealth of info. In fact, the form seemed pretty useless.
We were able to do it online this year for the first time - it was so easy!!!! Well, I guess its only me, so there's not a lot to say.....no children, no pets, born in Australia, only speak English....
I think that's even more questions than I had to answer! We could also do ours online, but I stuck to the old-fashioned paper method.
Back to men with university education....let's not forget that Bush went to Yale!
Yeah, but did he get in on merit or did Daddy Bush organise it? Did he get a degree in anything?
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