Yesterday was a little heavy. Everywhere I turned, bad, sad, or frustrating news was lurking behind every corner, niche, door, and conversation. Even the roadside produce stand's cucumbers were rotten inside. By the end of the day, I just wanted to bury my head in my crime-solving, best-selling novel or watch a few episodes of Criminal Minds. Today, when I awakened, knew I was in need of lighter-fare news and the HLN morning show did not disappoint. I thought I would share three of the more important news items I heard.
Did you know that the government relies on the Waffle House nationwide chain to act as a barometer on how "bad" a natural disaster really is? According to the report, Waffle House restaurants are famous for staying open no matter how bad the weather situation is. If a Waffle House closes, then the situation is dire. No CIA, FBI or FEMA needed to determine seriousness.
It seems that if you are in the child-care industry, specifically a babysitter, then California is the place to be. California parents may soon be required to pay baby sitters overtime, workman's comp and -this is the really good tidbit of information - provide breaks. Just how fitting breaks into a babysitter's time will work remains a mystery to me. Imagine having to procure a relief babysitter to give your scheduled babysitter a break. What.....fifteen minutes every three hours? Perhaps parents can simply put a lock on a door somewhere, to keep the child safe, and the sitter can excuse him or herself for fifteen minutes of "freedom" from work?
Finally, Lancaster, Ohio has a verifiable who-done-it on its hands. Over the weekend, hundreds of womens' panties turned up along a stretch of highway in the Lancaster area. Local law enforcement officials are puzzled as to how and why this has happened and are determined, so they say, to get to the "bottom" of this. I'd say there may be many bottoms to get to! A further detail about the purloined panties was this: Some were "used" and others were new.
I am now ready to receive any and all news today. I just have to think about Waffle House restaurants, babysitters taking breaks, and panties. I'll be smiling when my head hits my pillow tonight.
Ancora imparo
