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Dove bars sweeten shotsOdds of being struck by lightning: 576,000 to 1 I've always wondered how my demise would happen (haven't you?). After reading an article on the odds of something "unusual" happening to a person, I chosen the above 3 as possibilities. I can see lightening striking my metal scooter and me. Did you hear about a 16-year-old girl who survived being struck by lightning and won the lottery the following day? BreAnna Helsel was at her family's home watching thunderstorms on June 6. Rain was entering through an open kitchen window and just as she was about to close the window, she got hit by lightning. Helsel described the sensation she felt as if her foot fell asleep. She said she saw electricity shoot out of her fingers and into the overhead lights, causing the power to knock out. The teenager was brought to the hospital after complaining of a tingling sensation in her arm. The only injuries she received were darkened fingertips on the right hand and damaged muscles that would need therapy. Hospital employees believed that Helsel was really lucky and suggested that she play the lottery. Her mother Linda Johnson bought the ticket for her the next day and they won $20. So, maybe I should play the lottery after my scooter (and me) is fried. They might have a problem matching my I.D. and me... Politics - I am so glad the Pope said priests couldn't run for politics! Politics ended in 1980 for Jesuit Father Robert Drinan (D-Mass.) and Norbertine Father Robert Cornell (D-Wis.) Fr. Drinan said his Jesuit superior general, told him he couldn't run again at "the express wish" of Pope John Paul II. Father Cornell said Green Bay Bishop Aloysius Wycislo told him he had to withdraw because of a papal decree he had received from the apostolic delegate. Father Cornell pulled out of the race on May 6, 1980 - one day after Father Drinan withdrew from his race. Both priests' political careers ended during election campaigns. Have you noticed how much older and tired-looking presidents look at the end of their term(s)? Ice cream - Right now I have several cases of Dove Bars bought by an angel of God named Betty. Dove bars are a rich, luscious, silky chocolate that slowly and softly melts in your mouth (honest). The company advertises that "The special chocolate experience we bring to you is born out of our passion for searching for the finest cocoa beans from around the world, dedication to artisanal chocolate-making techniques, and rigorous attention to quality and detail." They are SO good that I offer one to Denise, the nurse who gives me my weekly MS injection. I suspect the quality of the shot is based on whether I offer a Dove bar to her. Can a person die from eating too much ice cream? Today, I read of yet another candidate for my demise. About 12 million pounds of manmade space junk is somewhere in the Earth's atmosphere, according to the Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies. However, no one has ever been reported hurt by it. The reason is simple, and mainly a matter of probability; 70 percent of the Earth's surface is water. And greater than 99.9 percent of the land is not occupied by a person at a given time, according to AP reports of rough calculations by researcher Alex de Sherbinin of Columbia University. So we probably have a greater chance of being hit by lightning than space debris. At least then we might win the lottery! |