… There are many television advertisements of guaranteed life insurance. I told a friend I’ve always had guaranteed life insurance. “How is that possible?” he asked. “They guarantee they will cash my check.” … Given the collapse of the value of crypto currency, I found Starbucks would not accept a bitcoin for a cappuccino. … Daniel Craig, the latest actor to play the movie role of James Bond, is playing the title role in Shakespeare’s play, MacBeth.” In the classic witches’ scene  of “Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble …” MacBeth asked for eye of newt stirred but not shaken. In a twist on the ending in which MacDuff kills MacBeth, who is now king of Scotland, MacBeth defeats MacDuff’s army, which is camouflaged with tree branches from Birnam Wood, by the use of technology enhanced swords developed by his special assistant, MacQ. MacDuff’s name has represented difficulty for many young Shakespeare readers who think the character is a crime dog. ... Someone I know gets very upset at the discussion of Purdue Pharma and all the legal action taken against the company for its promotion of opioid subscriptions. "I don't understand. Those people produce great chicken," he says.