Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Bobs Eye View
"When I die, I'm going to leave my body to science fiction."
- Steven Wright
I will be on the road until Thursday, July 24th, so here are two pieces I have previously written that are worth another read. Enjoy.
EAR'S LOOKING AT YOU KID
Justin Letlow, an Oregon inventor, is the creator of the "ear mirror," designed to help people clean their ears. Mr. Letlow says his invention will help people to avoid "earwax embarrassment." I imagine that Vincent Van Gogh suffered from earwax embarrassment 50 percent of the time.
The mirror is similar to a dental mirror. It has two round, small, adjustable mirrors joined by a flexible handle, which is pretty much the same way that the Hubble telescope works.
COUNTING ON CONTINENCE
It is hard to believe, shocking even, but according to the National Association for Continence, Americans spend two weeks each year in the bathroom. I wonder how long Canadians spend in the bathroom? Will any Canadian readers of my blog let me know the answer to that question, as soon as they get out of the bathroom.
Speaking about the National Association for Continence, or, as the National Association for the Elimination of Abbreviations (N.A.E.A.) refers to them, the N.A.C., would anyone be against continence?
It seems that the N.A.C. sent its people out into the field, so-to-speak, and interviewed more than one thousand people to find out what they do in the bathroom. How would you like that job? Come to think of it, I think I've finally found a job that George Bush is qualified for.
The results were as follows:
53 percent read Bobs Eye View on their laptop
47 percent said they are engaged in deep thought
33 percent said they talk on the phone
Two things about that survey trouble me:
1) If anyone is counting, the results add up to 133 percent. Can't the people at the National Association for Continence count? If we can't count on the National Association for Continence, who can we count on?
2) The N.A.C. says that Americans spend two weeks each year in the bathroom. They never clarified whether this two weeks was all at one time, or perhaps one week in the summer and one week in the winter. The possibilities are mind-boggling. The next time you are in the bathroom, think about it.
See You On July 24th. Stay Safe And Be Good.
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