So . . . once again the topics I have written about have reemerged in the news, and that means it's update time. I don't know if it's just that news stories don't tie up neatly at the time they're reported and require follow-up in general, or if I'm just so incredible prescient that I tend to write about things that will have future consequences. I'll leave that up to you. The updates after the jump.
Update #1: After I wrote about the tempest in a bottle-warmer that was Old Navy's formula onesie, no less an authority than Gisele Bundchen weighed in on the topic. Her reasonable suggestion was that there be a worldwide law requiring all new mothers to breastfeed for the first six months of life. I'm sure there would be no shortage of individuals willing to volunteer as breast inspectors (finally putting these t-shirts to good use), but I shudder (or jiggle?) at the thought of making this a reality. Of course, Bundchen later semi-retracted her comments once it was pointed out to her how dumb they were.
Update #2: Well, it seems that the Miami Heat did not run away with the NBA as expected. They are a very good team, and reeled of an impressive winning streak, but they do not look like they have about a 40% chance of winning the title, as the odds predicted back in October. And no two teams hold about two-thirds of the probability of winning it all. According to the latest playoff odds on ESPN (which of course is also flawed, but uses more information than the pre-season odds), Miami has a 14.6% chance of winning the championship (about one-third to one-half of their preseason odds) and you have to include the top five teams to pass that two-thirds probability mark populated by Miami and LA before a meaningful game was played (Spurs, Lakers, Heat, Magic, Celtics). Most of Miami's troubles have been due to injuries, which I seem to remember someone writing about . . .
Update #3: Once again free speech is being used as a refuge by the far right for some truly abhorrent behaviour. Look Sarah Palin can spout whatever vile crap can emerge from her lipsticked-pig mouth, and I am the last one to believe that someone takes an action, that wouldn't otherwise be taken in some form, because of the words of others. In other words, Jared Loughner likely would have done some damage to someone regardless of Palin's influence (and by the way, when I saw Loughner I knew he looked familiar - he's one of the mental patients in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). But after it happens, have some sensitivity and maybe do a mental check (well, Palin can't, but others could) and possibly come to the conclusion that the rhetoric is getting a little too heated when candidates are posting pictures of their political opponents in gun sights.
Update #4: The answer to my question from this blog is, indeed, yes. My second child has the same supernatural powers as my first. And it seems I'm not the first to raise this topic. My favorite part of the cover is where they say that they get real, when I mean, come on, this is about as far from "real" as you can get.
Update #5: The Ontario legislature is at it again. Yup, the same parliamentary body that wanted to make it law for men's and women's haircuts to cost the same now supports draft legislation requiring a special sign in cars being driven by those without full licenses (i.e. new drivers) Yet another example of government taking action that, while possibly noble in spirit, will have no impact (or a negative impact) on behaviour. Because really, if you were driving and saw a car with a red "P" in the windshield (and knew that P stood for provisional and not, say, police or pedophile), would you drive differently? Most wouldn't, and a lot of those that would change their driving behaviour would be more impatient, aggressive, and unsafe. Bad idea all around.
Anyway, that's what I got for updates for today. New topics next time.
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