There's not been much going on

I want to talk about. Still planning a Wheel of Fortune application video. Going to spit in a vial and send off to ancestry.com. Last time I did that, I got an email saying they couldn't pull any DNA from my donation. So, maybe I'm not really here. I figured the result would have been: Your primary DNA match is coffee. Oh, well.

Confusion in Arkansas

Arkansas has 15 populated places and one ghost town named Midway. One Midway is a town; the other 14 are unincorporated communities.

The town named Midway is in Hot Spring County. The town was incorporated on May 3, 2000, and has a population of around 200.

NOTE: Hot Spring County is not where the city of Hot Springs is located. Hot Springs is in Garland County. Before there was a Garland County, Hot Springs was in Clark County, as was the area now known as Hot Spring County.

Other places of confusion in Arkansas include the town of Searcy, which is in White County and not in Searcy County. The City of Searcy is about 70 miles southeast of Searcy County. Searcy City population was around 24,000 three years ago, while Searcy County had a 2010 census population of 8,195.

And others: Benton, Arkansas, is in Saline County, not in Benton County. The town’s population was 33,625 in 2014. Benton County’s 2010 population was 221,339. For some Arkansas-logic reason, the county seat of Benton County is Bentonville.

As adjudged by the federal government, Benton County is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. You can go to Northwest Arkansas and tell the people there that the federal government considers them and Missouri-across-the-mountains people all the same. Just be ready to argue, to duck, or just go ahead and run.

(Statistics and such from various Wikipedia entries.)

Something wrong here

An internet link to "Best tofu and broccoli in the world."

No meat for you, climate assassin

“This is a landmark moment for school food. We were so excited to see how the data showed that we could reduce our carbon and water footprint by serving healthy, delicious food –– like the vegetarian tostadas with fresh made in-house salsa, that kids absolutely love –– all while saving money.”

http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/15/california-schools-cut-meat-cheese-from-lunches-to-fight-global-warming/#ixzz4YrdziRK3

That “kids absolutely love” part? Like staff officers and company commanders telling a battalion commander, “Yes, sir, the men will love that."

Five-mile road march Oh, you betcha! More PT? Bring it on!

No hamburger at school? Uh ...

Links at https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/257439/

And http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/

Licensed kayaks & canoes will bring in more revenue

"If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet." -- Lennon and McCartney.

Florida group considers tax (licensing) on non-motorized things that ply the waters. “No more than $20,” says one proponent.

Right. And how much the next year?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-paddling-boats-licensing-controversy-20170127-story.html

Links at http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Could-Require-License-for-Canoes-Kayaks-Report-412425523.html

http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/

1971 MLB draft

First five: Danny Goodwin, White Sox; Jay Franklin, Padres; Tommy Bianco, Brewers; Condredge Holloway, Expos; and, Roy Branch, Royals.

No. 29 pick, George Brett, Royals.

No. 30 pick, Mike Schmidt, Phillies.

Also in the Hall of Fame: Jim Rice, pick 15, Red Sox.

Not in the Hall of Fame, but hit .296 over a 17-year career and had a .994 fielding average at first base, picked at No. 776 in the 42nd round – Keith Hernandez. Also the lowest pick to make the majors.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/draft/baseball-draft.php?yr=1971

Don’t take an electric drill to a gun fight

This Ain’t Hell put it this way:

“About 7:45 a.m., a man was doing maintenance on a residence in the 1400 block of Marion, near North Nellis and East Washington, when the suspect attempted to attack the homeowner with a knife and an electric drill, according to Metro Lt. Grant Rogers.

“’The homeowner pulled out his firearm and shot the suspect once in the leg,’ Rogers stated in a text. ‘The suspect took off running and neighbor called 911. The suspect was transported to UMC with nonlife-threatening injuries.’”

http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=70310

Some of what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.