I have been a gigantic Rolling Stones fan since approximately the Spanish-American War

Well, this is unsettling.

A Philadelphia woman is suing Dunkin' Donuts, saying a worker mistakenly put sugar in her coffee, which ultimately caused her to go into diabetic shock.  Are you kidding me????  This is just as bad as the woman who sued McDonalds because they gave her hot coffee.  Why don't people ever think?

Nearly 6,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the U.S. will begin accepting mobile payments Wednesday.

Today, Amy and I went to the aquarium and had a lovely time.  Tomorrow, we are going ice skating and to see a movie.  Simple, but fun.

This is the first time in 372 years that a lunar eclipse has occurred on the winter solstice, and I'll probably miss it.  Since it's not happening again for another 84 years, this is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I'm missing.  The clouds are probably going to obscure any chance of seeing anything good, but that's only if I was actually able to stay awake long enough to see anything.  Fat chance of that happening.  I'm already exhausted, and nothing exciting is really going to happen for hours still.  If there was a good chance that I'd see something marvelous, I'd set my alarm and wake up for it.  With this sketchy weather, though, it doesn't look good.  And something about me dragging myself out of bed in the middle of the night to go outside in the frigid winter weather just doesn't seem very likely.  Too bad.

Read something encouraging in USA Today:

Researchers have discovered that coffee and tea might do more than boost your energy levels: Regular consumption of the world's two most popular beverages may also shield you against a form of brain cancer.

Apparently, the stock market had it's best September in 71 years.  I'd certainly call that encouraging.

Chicago ranks fifth in the most bedbug-infested big cities in the country.

The new report compiled from pest control company Terminix has New York City topping the list of 15 cities, followed by Philadelphia, Detroit and Cincinnati.

The creepy-crawly critters have become a common problem, with the number of confirmed cases growing every day.

*Also interesting...the 4 most popular places where bedbugs hide.*

Beware of breathing? That's the message The National Weather Service sent when it issued an air quality alert for Northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana.

The high concentration of fine particles could be due to a high-pressure system in the area; wind is weak in such areas and might not be able to blow the particles away, Nathan Marsili, a National Weather Service meteorologist told the Chicago Breaking News Center.

No surprise there. Chicago recently was named the third most toxic city in the country according to Forbes Magazine.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management also issued air pollution action alerts this week. Children, the elderly and people with heart or lung conditions are most at risk from the fine particulates.

This isn’t the first time Chicago air has tested positive for pollutants. Two years ago a toxic paint byproduct plagued Chicagoland.

This recent alert includes McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Grundy and Will counties in Illinois.