The End of the World as We Know It

Terrible news.  Really shatteringly bad news from medical authorities today.  There is a definitive link between cancer and barbecue.  Oh, the humanity!

Actually, I have lots of problems with this study, which is in the first place conducted by people that do not know the difference between barbecue and grilling.  This is the first giveaway that the research is not being performed by experts.  Barbecue describes a process that does not necessarily involve a barbecue grill, whole grilling is what many people call “barbecuing”.  Linguistically, it is indeed problematic to invite people over for a “grill”, whereas having a barbecue is generally accepted as the proper thing to do to kick off the summer.  So some confusion is understandable, but really, if you’re going to do a study like this, don’t you have to get this stuff right?

Today is Opening Day, the first day of summer.  Well, of course not really, since the first day of summer is the day after daylight savings begins (for those of us in the time-travel portion of the USA), because that is the first day that the kids have to go to bed when it’s still light outside.  So that was yesterday.  But today is the first day of the baseball season, so that’s yet another sign that the White Witch is dethroned and Aslan is on the move.

The Dodgers lost, 11-10.  Maybe next year.

Announcements:

The First Ever Chris Jones Group First-time Homebuyer Seminar will be held at the Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce offices in Provo (corner of Center and University) at 10am on April 15.  This is invitation only, meaning that you need to RSVP to come.  If you’re reading this, you’re invited.  There will be mail – watch for the newsletter.  We’re going to talk about the 5 things nobody knows about credit, the four things you should never do when buying a house, three ways to save for that first house, two things you have to remember about real estate, and a partridge in a pear tree.  You’ll want to come.

Apropos of the first item above, we’re reprising the Chris Jones Group Client Barbecue in August this year.  More details as the summer waxes.

Ray and Chrys had a baby last week.  Photos appended.  Congratulations from us all.