It's all about me

Don't forget, there is no such thing as a stupid question. There are, however, plenty of stupid people who ask questions.

CBS News is having its worst ratings ever, so score one for the old, white guys:

I'm just surprised at how, almost 30 years after I worked on the "Evening News" as the first woman producer, that Katie is having such a tough time being accepted by the public, which seems to prefer the news from white guys, and now that Charlie's doing so well, from older white guys. I guess they want the reassurance of a Walter Cronkite.

Thank you for your support.

Well, let's stop being so serious. A while ago, there was an online poll to determine the funniest joke of all time. It was British, so some of the finalists might seem a little strange by our standards. But the winner made me laugh, and I'd probably put it somewhere in the top 10:

If a doctor specialized in treating children's feet, would you call him a podiatrician or a pediatrist?

It's good for you. No, it's bad. Wait, it's good again:

Drinking coffee can help ward off type 2 diabetes and may even help prevent certain cancers, according to panelists discussing the benefits -- and risks -- of the beverage at a scientific meeting.

No matter what they finally decide, if they ever do, it's too late for me to think about giving it up. If nothing else, it's helps you pay attention to everything happening to your body, good and bad.

I failed in stamp management again, as I do every time the price goes up. I have about two weeks to use up the remaining 40-some stamps on a 100-stamp roll, then it's off to the Post Office to buy 2-cent stamps. I could buy several rolls of Forever Stamps and avoid this in the future, but I rarely use stamps these days except for bills, so that doesn't seem like a good investment.

Well, yes, but driving under the influence of pulse-pounding music is one of life's small pleasures:

Want to stay safe on the roads? Then avoid listening to Guns N Roses, Meat Loaf and Bruce Springsteen behind the wheel.

The trio are among the artists featured on a top 10 of tracks that get people's blood pumping and in the mood to drive aggressively.

Can there even be anything like a blind date these days? By the time of the first meeting, we can find out just about everything there is to know about the other person:

In some ways, having a social networking page — or pages — has become the new calling card. It's a way for people to check out photos and find out what they have in common, even when they've already met in person.

I'm glad April Fool's Day came on a non-working day this year -- staying alert to the gags of the office clowns can be tiresome. I'm also glad newspapers don't print gag stories on April 1 as much as they once did. The Wabash Plain Dealer, where I started my career, ran a Page 1 hoax story every year that continued to an inside page; only on that "jump" page was it revealed that the story was fabricated -- April Fool! One year, the paper's hoax story was to the effect that the Navy was going to build a sub pen at Salamonie Reservoir.

I'm not sure, but this may be un-American:

Five tattooed skulls stretch from Marine Cpl. Jeremy Slaton's right elbow to his wrist, spelling out the word "Death." He planned to add a tattoo spelling "Life" on his left arm, but that's on hold because of a Marine policy taking effect Sunday.

The Marines are banning any new, extra-large tattoos below the elbow or the knee, saying such body art is harmful to the Corps' spit-and-polish image.