Common Sense Baby Names

Did you ever think about what goes into naming a baby?  Common Sense should be the first step!  Listen to my personal story, along with a lesson on how NOT to name your baby!!

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What should we name the baby?

Avoiding Check-Out Purgatory

In one scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana has to choose which cup is the Holy Grail.  His decision is literally life or death.  This is how it feels when choosing which line you will stand in at any large store. You need to take into account how many people are in each line, how many items are piled into each cart, the experience and efficiency of the cashier...plus the unknowns:  items missing their barcode, whether the customer's check/ATM card will work, and how long the customer is willing to argue with the cashier about the price of an item.  This doesn't even include the customer who wants to barter or the old lady with exact change (as if there's some kind of "exact change award").  All of these calculations, which could reduce a PhD physicist to tears, must be made in seconds...otherwise the opportunity is gone and a more aggressive shopper claims your space.
All of this could be avoided with a little common sense.  If one line is formed before all of the cash registers, then the next person in line is called by the next available cashier.  This ensures that, if one cashier gets stuck with a problem customer, everyone in the line doesn't suffer.  I've run across a scientist who sees things my way that can express this idea much more clearly.  If you click on the link, I'll take you right to it and you can see how he explains this concept:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Ri_HhziI0
A couple of merchants have figured out this method of fairness for shoppers, but most still need to employ this type of Common Sense!

Charlie Sheen...Does He HAVE Any Common Sense?

I used to watch Two and A Half Men...it was pretty funny, and the main characters played off each other pretty well.  It got a little much for me after a while, so I stopped watching; but you certainly don't have to watch the series to get a glimpse of Sheen these days.  He is all over the place!
I think that people generally like to watch someone fall apart in public.  Look at the antics of Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, or Lindsay Lohan, to name a few.  But I think that Charlie is in a category all by himself.  If nothing else, he certainly knows an opportunity when he sees it...
Charlie Sheen has sold out not one, but two, shows at Radio City Music Hall for his upcoming tour of his one-man show, "Charlie Sheen LIVE:  My Violent Torpedo of Truth".  The theater seats 6000 people!  Not only that, the show sold out in under 30 minutes, so they added another, which also sold out.  Since sales were so good, the actor then added shows in Cleveland, Columbus, NYC, Connecticut and Boston.
So, my common sense tells me that I would not want to play out my life in front of the entire world.  I know, I know.  He's an actor; that's what they do.  But seriously, his life, no matter how he spins it, is not going too well at the moment.  He has to see a psychiatrist before he can see his sons; he's had to pay how much money to clean up the hotel rooms he's trashed; some of the pictures floating around after his binges are NOT very flattering; and he recently kissed Jimmy Kimmel on late night television.  I know, I'm pretty old-fashioned; but, I really do think that it would be common sense for him to lay low for a while.  On the other hand, if the fans are gonna love you, and the media's going to pay you...well, good luck to you, Charlie Sheen.  I certainly hope everything works out well for you in the end!

Plugs...Simple Common Sense

This post will be short and sweet.  It's really my husband's idea.  Why don't they make plugs that are flush to the wall?  Have you ever plugged something in, then moved the item or table that it's sitting on next to the wall?  You can't do it because the plug gets in the way!!  How frustrating is that.  Just needs some common sense :o)

McDonald's Makes the Rules in Your House?

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This podcast contains some simple solutions to the lawsuit that Monet Parham is bringing against the popular fast-food chain, McDonald's.