Around The Contest, Around The Internet & My Life

I'm not feeling creative today so I am just going to do my around thing. First the contest. Perfect Score is 605. Leading Score is 535. One question has been missed by everyone. Although you know me pretty well one question about was missed by one entrant. What I was trying to do with the contest is hopefully let you know some interesting facts about famous people, places most of us will never go, throw in a current event or two and then also see how well you knew me from my blog posts. And also challenge you and make if fun for you. Is there a perfect score out there waiting to come in?

FROME THE INTERNET:

BANK TELLER CHASES ROBBER, LOSSES JOB

SEATTLE (Aug. 22) -- A Seattle bank teller has lost his job because he ran down a would-be bank robber and held him until police arrived. Jim Nicholson, 30, who had worked for more than two years at a Key Bank branch near the Seattle Center, says he understands the bank's strict policy that employees comply with robbery demands and avoid confrontations. But he told The Seattle Times that instinct took over when a thin man in a beanie cap, dark clothing and sunglasses pushed a black backpack across the bank counter on Tuesday and demanded money. Nicholson threw the bag to the floor, lunged toward the man and demanded to see a weapon. The man bolted for the door with Nicholson in pursuit. He chased him several blocks before knocking him to the ground with the help of a passer-by. Nicholson then held the man until police arrived. Bank teller Jim Nicholson chased down and captured a bank robber at his Key Bank branch in Seattle on July 28. But his crime-fighting deed cost him his job. Nicholson got fired because his chase violated bank policy to avoid confrontations with robbers. The link:

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Should he have been fired? I say no, a reward for his bravery and a suspension for a couple of weeks for violating company policy but never should he have been fired. Next story

PATRICK FOX, 48, DIED OF A HEART ATTACK SIX TIMES. By Mary Kearl

Each year, about 1.1 million people in the U.S. have heart attacks, and almost half of them die, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Association. In the spring of 2008, high school teacher Patrick Fox, 48, had a heart attack that stopped his heart and left him dead six times. Each time he was resuscitated he regained consciousness, not realizing the severity of what had just happened. The sixth time he died, he says he saw a blinding light and felt a sense of calm, but then he was revived again. This time he stayed alive.

The reason, he believes now, with a year of reflection and dealing with post-traumatic stress behind him, was so that he could write about his experiences for other heart attack survivors and their loved ones. On the anniversary of his heart attack, he completed his book, which he self-published: "The Widow-Maker Heart Attack at Age 48." The link to the story here:

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Have you ever died once let alone six times? I’ve died once that was documented with hospital records. NEXT STORY:

ADULTERY BETWEEN MARRIED PARTNERS: A RECESSION STRATERGY? By Bruce Watson.

While accepted wisdom holds that adversity can bring people closer together, the recent recession has shown that, in reality, the opposite may well be the case. With finances getting stretched thin and economic pressures driving wedges between many couples, adultery seems to be be emerging as a coping strategy for many unhappy marrieds.

Ironically, the biggest stumbling block for would-be adulterers may well be cost. Although there are some prostitutes who are willing to barter for gas or snack items, professionals generally charge top dollar. While paying someone $800 to $2,000per hour may be a reasonable expense in boom times, it is a harder sell -- so to speak -- in a recession. A more traditional solution is semi-permanent, semi-formal relationships -- aka "mistresses." The ultimate, and most expensive, version of this trend are the traditional "kept women," who receive rent, gifts, and stipends in return for their affections. According to attorney Edward Hayes, one of New York's most notable "fixers," the recession has led to a major spike in what he calls the "High-End Girlfriend Index" (HEGI). Basically a measure of the city's priciest arm candy, Hayes' HEGI shows that the recession has forced many of the city's wealthiest men to abandon their illicit female companions.

Although recessionary pressures might be expected to increase monogamy, there is considerable evidence to suggest that the opposite has actually occurred. Financial problems are among the most common causes of marital conflict; in fact, the majority of divorced couples cite money as a cause for their eventual breakup. However, with the recession making divorce harder to afford, many unhappy couples are choosing to stay together. In fact, according to some sources, the divorce rate has reached a forty-year low.

Read the entire story here : http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/24/adultery-between-married-partners-a-recession-strategy/?icid=main|htmlws-sb|dl6|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyfinance.com%2F2009%2F07%2F24%2Fadultery-between-married-partners-a-recession-strategy%2F

Does this story surprise you? Do you believe that a bad economy leads to both more adultery and less divorces?

MY LIFE

Tonight will be the first night at Mom’s in almost a month. While I still long for a life that I need to only consider myself in the choices I make I am in a weird so of way looking forward to spending the night at mom. Since she has been home I’ve withdrawn a little more. Still making sure she gets out of the house two or three times a week but am also making sure there are full days when I don’t go near Mom’s house. It is an adjustment but I am handling it well.

Questions for the day. Are you going to turn in a perfect contest entry by Wednesday morning? Should the bank teller have been fired? Do you think bad economic times leads to more adultery and less divorces? Have you ever briefly died once let alone six times? I have once. And it is documented