just not sure

A person just gets settled into a good summer routine and BANG! it’s back to school time. Wake Up! Look Sharp! Comb that hair and tuck in that shirt! And for goodness sake turn that brain back on! There we go – hop to it or you will be late!

There isn’t that better?

Well did you sleep all week or did you stay awake? Let’s see!

1) Fearing government actions on a certain group, some Olympic athletes and others have proposed moving the Winter Games. Which group may be the subject of government action in Sochi?

2) Where have they proposed moving the winter games to?

3) Mitt! Move that money Pronto! What country just signed an agreement with the US to report on Americans holdings there to comply with American law?

4) This guy announced that his office would no longer push for mandatory drug sentencing for low level drug offenses. Who is he?

5) What is the US prison population today?

6) According to a study from Britain what daily habits could most help prevent Alzheimer’s disease?

7) Reince Priebus announced that the GOP may keep which television networks from airing GOP presidential debates due to programming decisions?

8) What major group of democratic voters have been disenfranchised due to the new North Carolina voter rules?

9) At what state fair was a rodeo clown dressed up as President Obama where the fans cheered for Obama to be run down?

10) What WWE star has come out as a gay athlete on TMZ this week?

11) What potential presidential hopeful this week stated “anyone who says that racial discrimination is not a problem in American elections must not be paying attention.” What presidential hopeful made this statement?

12) Barbara Bush, the presidential daughter, said there is someone she would like to see run for president. Who?

13) Sad news for business – what retail mainstay showed declining sales this year?

14) A teenager in Georgia was taken off the heart transplant list and then re-instated. Why was he originally taken off the list?

15) This player who is accused of using performance enhancing drugs, has also been identified as one who turned in other players. Any idea who?

This weekend would usually be the time I would start my summer book. This would be followed by digging through the movie and TV listings for a book that was recently made into a movie. And you know what, every year the nuns caught me. It was like they could read my mind or something.

Answers:

1) Gays

2) Vancouver B.C., home of the 2010 Olympics

3) Surprise! The Cayman Islands just signed an agreement with the US.

4) AG Eric Holder

5) 2.4 million (1% of adults in the US)

6) Brushing and flossing our teeth. Researchers found a high occurence of gum disease germs in Alzheimer’s patients.

7) NBC and CNN

8) college students

9) Missouri

10) Darren Young

11) Hillary Clinton

12) Hillary Clinton

13) back to school sales were way down

14) low grades and some dealings with police.

15) Alex Rodriguez.

Hee-hee-hee – have a nice school year.