Cleaning out the Inbox

 Time to clean out the inbox with a few notes of interest.

My favorite soft drink is going to change its flavor.

7up has announced plans to change its Lemon-Lime flavor to "Lime-Lemon," with a stronger lime flavor.

Since 7up is my favorite drink, this distresses me, and we shall see if the new taste keeps it in the top position in the rankings.

The new version of 7up is expected to debut at any time.

The Athletic writes about the rebuilding of Sheffield Wednesday as one of the biggest clubs in English soccer, attempting to come back from insolvency.

Sheffield Wednesday was dropped from the Championship to League One for the new season after winning only two of forty-six games in a season that saw the team deducted points for their financial woes.

Sheffield Wednesday is now under new ownership in America's David Storch, who is throwing himself into a task that involves personnel and a decaying stadium, in an effort to avoid dropping further down the ladder to League Two at the end of the season.

A recent meteorite that smashed through the roof of a New Jersey home is reported to contain the building blocks of life.

ABC News reports the meteorite is a CM 1/2 Carbonaceous Chondrite, a rare and primitive meteorite, and is one of the most scientifically valuable meteorites ever recovered.

People Magazine writes of a home for sale in Kentucky that looks like a time capsule from the 1970s.

The condition of the home was described as pristine, with walls and floors covered with bright red shag carpet.

The three-bedroom home was on the market for only one week before selling for 360,000 dollars.

Times of India writes that the Wild Boar problem started in the southern United States, and it traces back to 1912, when a handful of scared boars were imported for a private hunting ranch in North Carolina.

The boars jumped the fence and escaped into the wild, eventually interbreeding with domesticated hogs to develop a tough, rugged hog that became the boar we know today, an ecological destroyer.

Cleaning out the Inbox

     We start the inbox with the discovery of an item lost for years.

The gravesite statue of American rock legend Jim Morrison of The Doors in France had been missing for thirty-seven years, but was recently found by French police, who were investigating an unrelated fraud matter. 

No announcements were released on the statue's previous whereabouts or if the person holding it was involved in the original theft.

It is unknown if the statue will be returned to the Morrison gravesite.

NBC News reports that Skynet is beginning to develop.

The computer system, now known as AI, is referenced in the Terminator films and is developing characteristics that do not bode well for the future.

Several systems have ignored orders in tests, replicated themselves into other systems, and even threatened blackmail against a researcher to avoid their shutdown.

Of course, the researchers report that the systems aren't likely to eventually grasp control.

Sure.

The Athletic writes of the return of Sunderland to the Premier League after an absence of eight seasons.

The Black Cats upset Sheffield United in the "world's richest game" (because the winner moves to the Premier League and the money received for their slice of the revenue is large) and will renew several historical rivalries with their arrival.

The article deals with the trials and tribulations during Sunderland's time away, the series "Sunderland Til I Die", and the moves that helped their return.

I was rooting for them because I'm excited to see their rivalry renewed with Newcastle United, which is a die-hard "Derby" for most fans, but because I'm a fairly new fan to the game, I don't have the hatred toward Sunderland that most Newcastle fans have.

In fact, I usually rooted for them in their games in the Championship League, but rooting against them will be quite easy for me soon!

The Athletic also writes of the financial problems and the potential sale of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, a one-time power at the top level of English football/soccer.

Sheffield Wednesday has been sanctioned for not paying employees on time and is reportedly self-valued at twenty-five million Euros more than the highest recent offer for the team.

Yahoo writes that one original ingredient is no longer added to a popular soft drink.

7Up has always been my favorite soft drink, but I didn't know that early in its existence that one of its ingredients was Lithium, which would explain the up portion of its name.

7Up removed Lithium in 1948 after it was discovered that Lithium could be dangerous in high doses.

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Random Thoughts

Slow news day,but here are a few thoughts on a few things!

I mix up what I watch between the various news networks.
I think CNN does the best job covering breaking news,but many of their personalities are less than exciting.
I used to watch MSNBC,but other then Morning Joe with Joe Scarbrough and Mika Brzezinski,I've found their network has gone downhill since they left Keith Olbermann without a contract.
On off days,I'll check Al-Jazeera (AJTV are not on work cable)
out from time to time since they hired Nicole Mitchell (remember our five part interview with her?) as the morning meteorologist.
I tend to watch Fox in the mid-morning to early afternoon,but other than the Kelly File,I cannot stand the evening Fox lineup.
But,I must admit-when Christi Paul fills in for CNN or HLN,I go there everytime!
Christi's energy is infectious and when you work my hours,you need as much of that as you can get!
Christi walks the tightrope of being high energy without being obnoxious about it.
I'd root for one of the Atlanta networks to give her a show of her own,but with my luck-it would be at a time that I couldn't watch!

It's Thanksgiving weekend and it always makes me think of the only game that ever meant as much to me ( at one time) as Ohio State-michigan.
I've written before about Barry Switzer's Oklahoma teams being the only teams to rank as high in my heart as the Buckeyes,but the holiday weekend brings back memories of the dead rivalry between Oklahoma and Nebraska.
That game was often played on Thanksgiving friday,when the game meant Big 8 titles,Orange Bowl trips and often national championships.
Wishbone and option football on display along with some of the best running game talent around,the game is no longer played with Nebraska leaving for the Big 10.
Pity,I miss it...

Still angry about not being able to find 7UP 10 anywhere.
After falling in love with the low calorie,regular taste version of the greatest drink created by man,only my local Target sold it and now they don't either!
Diet 7up is great,but 7up 10 is even better!
The next time I see it someplace,I'm stocking up and if it's on sale on that occasion-look out,my car might be scraping the back fender on the ground due to weight!

I'm asked often around this time of year "Do you do Black Friday?".
I resist the urge to say "Hi,I'm Shawn-have we met?" and use the truth-I am always at work on Black Friday,but even so I think my personality wouldn't mesh well with the routine that goes on these things.
After all,I'll be busy watching Oklahoma-Nebraska,Oh wait..Never mind...

Finally,I wrap up with this-a few thanks since it is the season.
Thanks to my lovely wife and daughter for taking care of the author everyday.
Few people are lucky enough to have the freedom that I have combined with the level of caring that Cherie and Rachel give to me.

Thanks to Ryan as he goes onto the next station in his life as he moves a few hours away.
It is always a bit melancholy when your first born moves out,let alone away,but I wish the best for him in his newest adventure.

Finally,thanks to all my friends,old and new.
I don't want to get into all of you,but from friends for years all the way to my autographing buddies and to some of you that read this without knowing me at all...
Thanks to all of you and I hope to have some fun stuff for you coming up over the winter as I am working on more interviews for the cold season!!!!