Wordless Wednesday

I think that I can safely say that most of us with pets believe that our cats or dogs think they are the Queens or Kings of the house most of the time. This cat is really playing it’s part though by sitting in it’s very own thrown!

I believe I see one of it’s royal subjects resting behind his or her majesty.

Girls from South Korea must be breathing a sigh of relief at this news - Hot pants and miniskirts will soon be legal in South Korea.

South Korea is in the final stages of revising an indecency law that prohibits people from wearing revealing outfits and was once enforced by ruler-wielding police during authoritarian governments in the 1970s. The laws do not match current social views.

Under authoritarian rule woman were arrested or fined for their fashion choices. Scissors were also taken to men whose hair was felt to be too long. People were also tossed in jail for unauthorized dancing. The rules have been in the books even after South Korea became a democracy in the 1980’s, however the rules were no longer enforced.

Do you think this is a good plan or a bad plan? New York’s assault on obesity includes a plan to require some restaurants to list the calorie content of their foods right on the menu. I think I’d like that myself.

New York City’s health department just wants to make diners aware of a meals potential effect on their waste lines. As currently written, the rule would apply only to eateries with standardized portion sizes that already disclose calorie information voluntarily. Mostly, that would mean national fast-food chains, which frequently post nutritional charts on their Web sites or print it on fliers. New York’s Board of Health is scheduled to vote on the labeling of calories for menu items proposal in December.The regulation would take effect in July if it’s approved.

What do you think? If this only affects restaurants that already disclose calories information voluntarily is this going to make any difference? If it required all restaurants to list calories on their menus then I think it would be a big change, but as it stands- not so much of a change is it?