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The Lumpkins Report: Weekly Round Up

According to Reuters, a man in New York surprisingly found a couple extra millions of dollars in his bank account. He withdrew $2 million. He has been arrested and charged with grand larceny.

Put in his situation, I can’t say I wouldn’t have done the same thing and do my best to rationalize the large amount of money – and I don’t think I’m the only one. But I do have one gripe with him, if you’re gonna spend someone else’s money don’t just invest the money: Buy a diamond- encrusted, Chinchilla fur-coved speedboat or something. If your girlfriend wanted jewelry, buy her giraffe. It doesn’t bling – but it’s a giraffe, she can’t complain! If your gonna risk going to prison at least go out with a bang!

Raul Castro, Fidel Castro’s brother, has become the new leader Cuba. In response to the end of Fidel Castro’s time in office Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday that Cubans can now:

“choose their leaders in democratic elections”

and asked the government
“to begin a process of peaceful, democratic change by releasing all political prisoners, respecting human rights, and creating a clear pathway towards free and fair elections.”

She followed that statement with: “Or we will kill you.” Really though, for the people who don’t like Castro – I imagine Castro stepping down to be replaced by his brother is like being punched in the face to avoid being punched in the face. Castro ruled for 50 years. Can you imagine 50 years of our current administration—only to have George W. step down to be replaced by Jeb?

According to LiveScience.com a diver in the Bahamas died from fatal shake bite this week.

The sharks probably blame us humans for their falling numbers and they are not going out without a fight, and – I don’t blame them. If I believed that something was trying to endanger the human race – you better believe I would bite them! And I hope you would do the same.

When watching the Oscars this year, I couldn’t help but marvel the stunning woman on the red carpet and wonder to myself —Are they all pregnant? Angelina Jolie, Christina Aguilera, Rachel Weisz, Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Nicole Ritchie, and Jennifer Lopez are just a hand full of names of woman in Hollywood that either are pregnant or just had babies. It seems like baby is the new black. If the accessory for last season was a Mark Jacobs’s handbag – this season it is a diaper and milk-filled baby bag. If the trend for fall is a hybrid car – then the trend for spring is a car seat. Now, we all know that whatever famous people do – the public will quickly latch on to and make it their own, like Kabbala. So in the coming months don’t be surprised if your favorite local boutique starts selling baby clothes with rhinestone skulls and dragons.
—Donny Lumpkins


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