{"id":7288,"date":"2012-07-09T10:31:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T14:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morningseditionists.com\/msblog\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2012-07-09T10:38:23","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T14:38:23","slug":"monday-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.morningseditionists.com\/msblog2\/2012\/07\/09\/monday-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh boy, it’s Monday. And everybody’s pretty miserable about it, too. My day started at the dentist, where I hoped for a quick in and out (so to speak) with limited pain. I was fairly successful on that score, but, sadly, I have to go back next week because I have an “open contact” that needs to be closed. I have no doubt that this will be a thrilling experience (and costly, no doubt). Oh well, I guess the yacht will have to wait for next year.<\/p>\n

More sad news. I’m sure everyone’s heard by now that Ernest Borgnine passed away. And who didn’t like Ernest Borgnine (except Ethel Merman)?<\/p>\n

Speaking of sad, if you’re a cat owner, you may want to get rid of any sharp implements around the house. We all know that cats often make you want to kill yourself, but now we know why<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s fresh evidence that cats can be a threat to your mental health.<\/p>\n

To be fair, it’s not kitties themselves that are the problem, but a parasite they carry called Toxoplasma gondii.<\/p>\n

A study of more than 45,000 Danish women found that those infected with this feline parasite were 1.5 times more likely to attempt suicide than women who weren’t infected.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, the big news of the day is that Savannah Guthrie started her role as Today Show co-host with Matt “the rat” Lauer. I don’t actually know who she is, as I was forced to stop watching the morning moron shows quite some time ago, lest my head explode (or I do serious damage to my teevee). But I’m sure she’ll do fine (until the ratings continue to suck, at which point they’ll throw her under the bus).<\/p>\n

Oh well, back to work. I have to pay for my dentist’s summer vacation, after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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