June 9: Drinking Kids; Stupid Docs; and Proud Hookers

• Greek, French, now Spanish “coddled class” squeals over government’s “too little, too late” austerity measures:  As Europe’s “entitlement ideology” runs dry, Spain’s public-sector workers strike; hit ceiling over spending and pay cuts the government has announced in what probably is a futile attempt to prevent nation from turning into Bangladesh with bullfights.  Analysts:  Stop whining and cut back on the siestas.
• Arizonans Win a Big One!  …as Hall and Oates cancel concert at Diamondbacks Chase Field to protest state’s immigration law.  Citizens are thus spared having to listen to aging, strangely androgynous duo warble their way through “Rich Girl,”  “Kiss On My List,” “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” and every other song that sounded very much like the one that preceded it.   No wonder controversial legislation has 71% approval. 
• Philadelphia – Still Setting the Standard. Kid, three, maybe four-years-old, caught on now “viral” video swigging from a beer bottle at Phillies game.  Latest “only-at-Citizens Bank Park” incident follows two other nationally publicized episodes in which a fan intentionally “blew lunch” on a cop’s daughter and five other people, and another where loon on field had to be Tasered by officers, also “on camera.”   Stay classy, Philly!
• Georgia ‘Teacher of the Year’ Administers Unauthorized Lessons. 29-year-old teaching award recipient, Keenon Aampay Hall, leaves Shiloh High School English department after admitting to…“conjugation,” so to speak, with 17-year-old pupil; at hotel, friends’ homes, even Ms. Hall’s classroom during school hours.  Investigation reveals student – football team dude – was pressured into relationship by threat of failing grade if he didn’t come across.  All together now, class:  “I hose, you hose, we hose.”
• “The foot bone’s connected to the…ankle bone.  The ankle bone’s connected to the…to…damned-if-I-know…” Florida surgeon who removed a patient’s kidney instead of his gallbladder gets fined $5,000 by Board of Medicine. Coral springs doc blames “unusual anatomy” of victim that placed kidney where gallbladder would be expected. Board imposed “light fine” saying “complication” was a case of “bad luck.” Damn straight. Patient died of heart failure three weeks later. 
• mugged!“Thelma Lou, Crime Victim!”  83-year-old Betty Lou Lynn, who played Barney Fife’s girlfriend, Thelma Lou, in Andy Griffith TV show, alarmed over L.A. crime moves to quiet Mount Airy, N.C.; model for the TV Town Mayberry – “Mayberry RFD” – where she’s promptly mugged and robbed. Takeaway: be careful what you wish for…
• Group Holds ‘Whores Day’ In Australia.  Organization, “Scarlet Alliance,” representing Australia’s sex workers, conducts International Whores Day to “create awareness.”  Of what?   Unclear…
• Dinsmore Baptist Church, North Florida: Absolute best Church Sign of week:  “Honk if you love Jesus.  Text while driving if you want to meet Him.”