It's Funny Because It's True

From How to Become As Rich As Bill Gates:

A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, 'Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel. I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents. The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5 pm for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $1.37. Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars.

If You *Do* Stop You'll Go Blind

Some Viagra users report blindness:

Pfizer Inc. on Friday acknowledged rare cases of blindness in men taking its impotence drug Viagra

Next up, Pfizer acknowledges rare cases of hirsute palms in men taking its impotence drug Viagra...

Awwww

I'm a sucker for seeing tough guys turned into softies. Yahoo! News has this great quote from Russell Crowe:

Crowe, who attended the premiere with wife Danielle Spencer, discussed his bright new perspective on life following the arrival of their first son, Charles, a year and a half ago.

'Being a dad is a fantastic experience,' Crowe gushed. 'My life has changed for the better and in an immeasurable way. Every single day of my life I get 30 or 40 extra cuddles that I didn't get before and, quite frankly, I don't know how I survived the days without them.'"

Word of the Moment: Cavil

v.

1. v. intr. To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections.
2 v. tr. To quibble about; detect petty flaws in.

n. A carping or trivial objection.

French caviller, from Old French, from Latin cavillr, to jeer, from cavilla, a jeering.