I just read an interesting article about a rather unique playground in Manchester, outside of London. This isn’t a place for children, but rather for the elderly. The idea is to give older folks a free, convenient way to tone their legs, arms, and torsos without having to go to the gym. If this first one is a hit, Londoners can expect similar areas to pop up.
As far as anti aging products, I think this is a great one! Nothing keeps you feeling young at heart like exercise, so I’m hoping these playgrounds catch on big time — not just in London but all over the world. Maybe by the time I reach age 60+, there will be some near me.
The USPS is planning to stop Saturday mail deliveries in an effort to reduce debt and losses. According to the article I read, the post office is expected to lose $7 billion this year… seven BILLION!!! So I guess scaling back the work week for some of its employees is a step in the right direction. To be honest, I’m surprised the post office has held on to 6-day deliveries for this long. Within 5 years, they’ll probably be down to delivering just 4 days per week.
J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye, died yesterday at the age of 91. The report came from his son, who said the author succumbed to natural causes.
Is it just me, or do you think the entire health care industry heaved a major sigh of relief when Scott Brown won the Massachusetts Senate seat on Tuesday? This means the president will have to rework the massive health care bill he has been pushing practically since Day 1, thereby delaying the proposed government takeover for the time being. That means
Have you been reading and/or watching the news about the Massachusetts senate race? This is for the special election being held on Tuesday, January 19 to fill the seat vacated by
Have you heard about this yet? I was just checking some news sites this morning when I saw an article about the Auschwitz sign being stolen Friday night. The police have no leads at the moment, but are said to be tightening border security to try to make sure the sign doesn’t get out of the country. Apparently, the thief or thieves just came in and took the iron sign down (the one that says, “Arbeit Macht Frei”, or work makes you free) while security guards were patrolling a different area of the compound.
Have you heard about the Times Square shooting yet? Apparently a NYC police sergeant shot and killed a street vendor who was trying to scam tourists into buying CDs. The guy would allegedly go up to tourists, ask their names, then write their names on CDs and demand $10 for the discs. Police officers noticed what he was doing, and asked to see a license allowing him to sell stuff. The guy took off running, then pulled out a Mac-10 and opened fire. According to a