Random Thoughts

Why do pill manufacturers still make round pills? 

I take a combination of prescription and non-prescription medicines that adds up to seventeen pills per day.  When I sort out morning, afternoon and evening doses from my pill container, it is inevitable that there will be at least one pill that bounces on the table and then rolls off onto the floor.  And that pill will always be the little round one that is hardest to spot and usually seeks its refuge under a piece of furniture, stove or refrigerator.

Since our federal government is so fond of making rules and regulations, why can't they mandate that all pills be made in some ovoid shape, or like one of my really expensive ones, in a whirligig shape?  Those pills never make it to the floor but bounce once and stay put.

Who ever thought up the expression, "come to"?

When you wake up every morning your brain changes from a state of unconsciousness to  some form of alertness, so what is different about that same transition when someone or something knocks you out and you wake up from it?  If you "wake up" from sleep, why then do you "come to" from induced sleep?  And just what is it that you "come to" to?

What earns the high-calorie/high-fat food we buy the term "fast food"?

There is nothing fast about waiting in a line at Mickey-D's or Wendy's (or substitute your own favorite) for five minutes to order your "fast food."  And even without the line it sometimes takes that long to get your order.  Or try ordering your fast food and getting some sandwich, pizza or burrito that was assembled two hours ago and sat waiting for someone to order it.

If you want really fast food, eat a piece of fruit or a ready-to-eat vegetable, and you'll get way less calories and fat while improving your nutrition.  Let's label our current fast food for what it really is - FAT FOOD - and give the real fast food its due credit.

Where did the 'd' in the word fridge come from?

Fridge is an abbreviation for refrigerator, which has no letter 'd' in it.  So why isn't the abbreviation spelled f-r-i-g-e?

When was that never-changing 86-14 poll taken?

Every time I see something in my email Inbox with reference to "under God" being kept in the Pledge of Allegiance, no matter who sponsors it, a poll is cited that 86-percent of Americans want it kept in, and 14-percent want it taken out.  If we're really in such poor straits with God, why don't those percentages ever change?  86-percent is pretty high, by the way, so there's not much chance that "under god" will ever be taken out.