ok, so the news today is filled with bizarre episodes.....such as the church in maine where 1 man has died and 15 other church members are hospitalized after ingesting arsenic in their church committe meeting coffee.......turns out there was no arsenic in the coffee grounds, nor in the cream nor sugar...which means that someone had to have put the arsenic directly into cups, or tainted the cups prior to filling them........further, a man comitted suicide in the same town yesterday, so everybody is wondering whether he 1) belonged to the church 2) somehow did the deed even though he wasn't at the church at the time of the meeting...........this will surely be a fall sitcom.............

the other sad story is about the hiker who was pinned by a boulder somewhere in the desert/wilds of the west.......for 5 days before he amputated his own arm with his pocketknife to free himself.....he is in hospital in serious condition.........i cannot even think about that scnario.........and have no plans to hike in the desert wilds of the west with or without my pocketknife.........

and strangest still is the ongoing saga of the cook who quit abruptly on tuesday.........he had told us all that his wife had left him for a rich guy, who promptly took her off to see the world after the divorce was final, and that she was now in china and had sars.........he also told us that he had converted to judiaism at her request and even told us about his seder menu......well, the dishwasher saw him with this girl monday, in a car, stopped at a light...........who makes up stuff about a wife leaving you and having sars whilst living in china? this guy struck me as psychotic.....i am glad he doesn't really know where i live.........let's see, if i was goign to make up stories to entertain my coworkers, i believe i would be more creative...............