Well here we are 8 days into the New Year…and it’s time for our first roundup of news from around the country. News you can use, news that might explain things, news you may wish you had never heard. Put a few of them together you might have a trend, put most of them together, and you May want to lie down for a nap, grab a drink on your way home or write for a French Foreign Legion brochure.

Much to the dismay of the bright and talented scholar athletes at Notre Dame, the BCS Championship Bowl started with a kick off an not an essay competition. There wasn’t much fight in the Irish last night. Alabama treated it’s vaunted opponent the way a Dublin Rugby team treats a men’s room after two hours of quaffing Guinness. And, anyone who thinks Nick Saban is a genius should take note of his blitz package, let loose midway through the first quarter with the Tide nursing a 35 point lead. And the long passes up 35-7-another nice touch….

Want the bad news about your kids. New research says if they keep staring at the computer four or more hours of the day, the could grow into a number of health problems, including cancer. Then again, be glad you have your kids…Planned Parenthood reports it’s abortion personnel have dispatched nearly a million babies to their doom..since 2009…

The Happiest Place on Earth…not so much this year---Disney is handing out pink slips…so if that guy at the unemployment office looks a little goofy you’ll know why….

Ever say to yourself you don’t have to be crazy to work here but it helps---there’s a new list of the occupations most likely to be harboring psychopaths…CEOs top the list---followed by lawyers -radio and TV anchors and sales people…the most stable; nurses…beauticians, crafts people, and charity workers….

Are the inmates running the asylum? Nah that’s just the new CEO