So, what do I know?

I took some time to read a full page USA Today interview with Andrew Fauci, the federal government's top infectious disease expert. The interview responses were well stated and informative, including the reasons that seniors are not on the priority list for swine flu innoculations. It took a while to digest .

I now find it was a waste of time seeing as how last month that incredibly informed medical expert Bill Maher tweeted to thousands the following: "If u get a swine flu shot ur an idiot."

Apparently Maher, an incredibly bright and funny man, has determined this is yet another example of government overkill similar to the response to the 1976 swine flu outbreak at Fort Dix, New Jersey. We vaccinated 45 million people and 500 of them got the rare neurological illness, Guillain-Barre. Dozens died.

Look for Billy's scholary treatise in next month's New England Journal of Medicine.

Recently I read that in a August, 2009 University of Michigan poll, only 40% of parents planned to get the shot for their children. It is said that some parents are even planning "flu parties" to expose their children to the H1N1, a virus from which worldwide 4,000 deaths have been reported.

You may have missed this if you were deeply entrenched in the latest Stephanie Meyer book about vampires.

Call me crazy. I was wrong about both Vietnam and Harry Truman's eventual legacy - but, I'm still more inclined to listen to the "so-called" expert than a very entertaining political comedian.

Now, if Barbra Streisand had said it: that's a whole different matter.
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OK, people are upset that the first pictures coming back from space following this mornings intentional 7,000 MPH crash into the surface of the moon seeking water are reportedly a little fuzzy. Ever try to watch a football game on TV when it's raining?

One can only assume this is Arnold's final attempt to obtain water for his parched California constituents. Unfortunately, an extremely gifted space-wise friend of mine with an industry sized telescope just called to inform that at the time of the crash, - -- (wait) - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -
"The Moon Was Over Miami".

Sing along with me, gang.
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The Des Moines, Iowa Public Schools stated recently that 4,500 of their students owe $133,000.00 for unpaid meals at the start of the year, much of it from previous years.

Des Moines schools bar high school students from getting a meal without paying and limit middleschoolers to 2 or 3 days. It is reported that some schools give a student who can't pay for the regular meal an alternative meal of a cheese sandwich and milk. Des Moines does not do this as they do not want the children to "stand out", says the school system spokesperson.

Doesn't the stomach rumbling already do that?

Folks, it's only a matter of minutes before some fitness jerk on steroids, leading the fight against obesity, tweets that the only correct remedy is to weigh and measure the height of every child.
This is a "panacea" whose time has come. Obviously, if the kids fail the height/weight ratio test they will be denied what may well be their only meal that day.

But. look at the bright side: their psyche will not be affected nor their diet ill served by consuming an overdose of dairy.

Hey, you need money Des Moines? Why not head down to the local bailout bank in your community and see if they can come up with a few sheckels to remedy your problem? If that doesn't work, call NASA. They are bound to have a billion or two to spare, but, that amount could be "watered down" by now. (groan!)
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While it's never been verified, Senator Everett Dirkson allegedly stated, "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money." Now, the good senator could say, "Trillion."

And, we still can't figure out how to get it to where it will do the most good.