Helps Put You on the Road to Optimum Health, It Says Here

As the Quantum Wellness Botanical Institute LLC of Beverly Hills, California can tell you, nothing says "Our product is firmly grounded in evidence-based nutritional studies appearing in respectable peer-reviewed journals" quite like naming it MEGA-NUTRITION ORGANIC SUPERFOOD:


Tastes good, and it's so good for you. And remember, kids, "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease." Says so right on the label.

Thanksgiving Oddities

While preparing for Thanksgiving festivities, I switched on the good old Macy's Parade. And discovered another thing that high-definition TV is well-suited for. But I noticed a couple of odd things.

1. A large marching band playing "Simple Gifts" in the middle of this very large and colorful parade, accompanied by performers in bright skirts twirling huge, colorful flags. Wouldn't a sentiment like "'Tis a gift to be simple" be better expressed by, say, a single person walking down a deserted street, playing a dulcimer?

2. A commercial for a new animated movie entitled Frozen. It had not occurred to me-- and maybe it had not occurred to executives of the film company-- that this would result in an announcer uttering the words "Disney's Frozen." Will this rumor never die? I checked Snopes. No, he's not.