Today, everything I thought I knew about the world has been turned on its head. Up until this point, I was pretty sure that if you were a woman called Goga, were pictured posing with a hunting bird on your hand and said things like "I want to conquer the world" then it was only a matter of time before Roger Moore turned up and the two of you were sailing off, probably semi-naked, in a mini-sub...But, after investigating a trending topic for Goga Ashkenazi, it turns out that Goga is not a character out of a late 1970s James Bond movie - instead, she is a billionaire female oligarch who is close buddies with Prince Andrew and - based upon the recent spate of articles in the British press - seems to be very much on a PR drive (possibly to lull us all into a false sense of security while she quietly goes about building her orbital laser weapon).
Also currently trending highly is Suzanne Corona, who was caught engaged in an act of 'lewdness' with a half naked man who wasn't her husband. Ok, so that by itself probably isn't particularly newsworthy. But Mrs Corona has been charged with adultery and is facing a fine and up to 90 days in prison. Ok, you say, I've heard about this before - it was somewhere like Dubai, right? Which is exactly why it's newsworthy - Suzanne Corona has been charged in New York State, USA - only the 13th person to be charged with the offence there since 1972.
So, obviously, a huge number of people are checking out the internet to query the legality of this decision and to question the hypocrisy of the USA's previous criticism of such cases in the Middle East, right? Well, no...
Actually - just like with the case of Debralee Lorenzana - people are busily searching away trying to find pictures of her and/or her Facebook account...
And finally, to baseball. I know, I know, baseball again. But it's really not my fault - I merely head in the direction that the search engine Gods point me. Today, they pointed me in the direction of one Stephen Strasburg. If the name means nothing to you, don't worry - unless you follow baseball, he's likely not on your radar. Much like the fastball he throws - which has been measured at a, frankly ridiculous, 103mph (a speed only three people in history have officially matched, and only one bettered). Last night, Stephen Strasburg, who was the number 1 pick in the 2009 draft, stepped out for the first time in Major League Baseball as probably the most hyped pitcher ever. Not to mention the most expensive draft signing ever ($15.1 million plus incentives, if numbers are your thing). So, no pressure on the 21yr old then...
But Mr. Strasburg duly stepped up and delivered on the hype; becoming only the third pitcher in Major League history to strikeout 14 batters on his debut. Only time will tell whether Stephen Strasburg has what it takes to go on and be a legend in the game, but few pitchers can claim to have made a better start...
So, what lessons have we learned today? Well, if a woman called Goga moves into an underground lair on a tropical island near you, be a tad concerned; if you can throw a baseball very fast, you can make yourself very rich and, if you're going to be heading out for some public lewdness tonight in the New York State area, make sure you're not married...
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