JP Morgan largest food stamp processor in America

Spending most of your working day on the internet is both enlightening and alienating, which essentially describes the Internet function in our lives these days. If you know where to look you can find the truth AND the lies and everything in between. Sometimes it is shocking, although that might be a big word put in the right perspective, and sometimes it brings explanations so simple and visual that it screams for widespread attention.
Here are some of my observations this week.

A Diet Unmasked as Urban Legend

After successfully following the Cabbage Soup Diet for a week, I lost 11 pounds, even though I understand that this is mostly water weight, I decided to look up its origins and find overwhelming scientific claims, that this diet, also known as Toronto General Hospital Diet, is “nothing but an urban legend.” Apparently it was already around about 100 years ago, during World War I, when American soldiers fighting in France had few other vegetables available and eating cabbage offered protection against scurvy, a deficiency disease caused by inadequate vitamin C in the diet. Armed with the knowledge that it not only worked for my wife and I to get a head start in our weight loss plan, I have decided that a 100 year old claim cannot be all bad, notwithstanding scientific “proof” that is is just a fad. You want to know more, here is the link.

One of my favorite Guitar Players Passes away

Gary Moore, who wrote and played “Still Got the Blues for You” and “Parisienne Walkways” into a daily staple in my music selection, passed away at age 58, while on vacation in Spain on February 6. If you ever wanted to possess a Blues Album (CD) that is filled with amazing songs and guitar playing, get his 1993 album “Blues Alive”. Gary’s passing was definitely one of this week’s shocks for me. Thank you for your fine tunes Mr. Moore, you’ve enriched my life greatly.

Having Too many Facebook Friends is linked to anxiety

Okay this one also shocked me, because once again it shows how we humans overrate ourselves. WebProNews reported that according to a new survey, the more Facebook friends you have, the more likely you are to feel stressed out by the site. ‘The results threw up a number of paradoxes,‘ says Dr. Kathy Charles, who led the study. ‘For instance, although there is great pressure to be on Facebook there is also considerable ambivalence amongst users about its benefits.‘ Causes of stress included deleting unwanted contacts, the pressure to be entertaining and having to use appropriate etiquette for different types of friends. ‘Like gambling, Facebook keeps users in a neurotic limbo, not knowing whether they should hang on in there just in case they miss out on something good’.

JP Morgan and the Distribution of Food Stamps

It is indefinitely shocking to find out that JP Morgan, one of the cornerstone Wall Street thieves of American prosperity is now making money from processing FOODSTAMPS. Yes that’s right. JP Morgan is the largest processor of Food Stamp to 37 million Americans. It’s a growth industry they proudly claim and with the help of our government they are making money off the misery they created. The phenomenon that explains how they can get away with this lies in the expression : The Revolving Door, describing how Washington and Wall Street practise Nepotism 2011 Style. My apologies for shaking my head in disbelief and softly whispering “Only in America!”

Jack Daniels puts the 2011 Deficit Discussion into Perspective

The ongoing austerity debate between parties in Washington about cutting the budgets, is beautifully explained in this short video with the use of filled Jack Daniels shot glasses. Kudos to those who can translate a complicated matter such as the budget deficits and the squabbles between Republicans and Democrats into a visual we can relate to, especially when we come home after another exhausting day looking for the numbing effect of a quick relief.Mr. Daniels to the rescue.

Have a Great Weekend.