Classical Music Comes to the Rescue – Again 

    A 7-Eleven has discovered a new use for classical music. Sukhi Sandhu, who else would . . . no I’m not going there, who owns the franchise said that after he started to play symphonies and operas over the outside speakers, at a high volume, the “riffraff left.” 
    It seems that he had panhandlers and other people loitering around making a nuisance of themselves. One of these people claimed that it was just too hard to socialize when the music was that loud. 
    We've heard about classical music; helping plants grow, calming wild beasts, putting people to sleep, and numerous other things, but this is the first time I’ve hear it being used to disperse “riffraff”. 

    The Manatees Can’t Seem to Catch a Break

    A group of Florida manatees were in an amorous mood and trying to mate. 
    A man took exception to what maybe he thought was their licentious behavior. So, he was slapping the water to, I guess, take their mind off what they were trying to do. 
   The news article does not tell us if he was successful or not. Neither did the article didn’t explain what the man had against mating manatees. Maybe his folks didn’t pay enough attention to him when he was a child. Maybe his parents abandoned him at an early age. Maybe they made him eat watercress when he really, really, didn’t like watercress. Maybe . . .but who cares. 
   The guy was trying to keep the manatees from mating, we think, and so he deserves what he gets. 
    Someone recorded he man’s actions and now he’s facing a second-degree misdemeanor charge. I’m guessing that in Florida second- degree misdemeanor carries a penalty of time served, which was probably two hours before his bail was set and he was released, and a fine of up to fifty dollars. 
   Neither of which will bring much comfort to the abused manatees. Then again, maybe it will. How would I know what goes on in the mind of a manatee?