Pets Are Dangerous!

The Centers for Disease Control report that 86,629 Americans visit the emergency room each year because of pets!

Vicious bites? Claws and scratches?

Nah. We're all just tripping over them. Or over their leash, or their water bowl, or over their toys.

So when you leash up Fido be careful out there - while walking the dogs, we suffer something like 19,000 injuries per year resulting in a trip to the hospital!

Maybe it really is time to consider those robot cats...

Happy St Patrick's Day

A happy St Patrick's Day to all out there. And remember, if you have never seen Mick Jagger's performance as Ned Kelly in the movie of the same name, you are indeed blessed...

75%

This is an interesting article. In many sports, performances have demonstrably improved over the past 50 years - faster speeds, higher jumps, heavier weights, etc.

But the percentage of free throws made in college and pro basketball has remained static - 69% in division one college hoops, and 75% in the NBA and the WNBA.

Why? Dunno. But another interesting tidbit - players shoot about 10% points higher in practice than in a game.