Break from the Grind January 14, 2022

FRIDAY FUN – January 14, 2022

And now it's time for some FRIDAY FUN!

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A no-longer-spinning frozen ice disk; a kid wants Mexican food; Robin Williams’ version of how golf was invented; and more.

In Auckland, New Zealand, a man went swimming and later felt a sensation of blockage in his ear. Thinking it was water, he put some drops in it before going to bed that day, but when he woke the next day, it still felt blocked. He went to a doctor who advised him to try using a hairdryer to dry up the water, according to UPI. When the feeling didn’t go away, he went to see an ear, nose and throat specialist. When she looked in his ear, she found…. A LIVE COCKROACH!

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In New Haven, Connecticut, a Yale University professor took her “Psychology and the Good Life” class online in March 2018. She made it free via Coursera under the title “Science of Well-Being.” Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, according to UPI, enrollment has spiked to 3,000% of what it was in 2019.

In Westbrook, Maine, a giant spinning ice disk has returned to the Presumpscot River. According to UPI, residents said it first formed in the river in 2019 and returned this week. However, it was frozen in place as of Wednesday. If you can’t view the below video, try https://youtu.be/tzUhv0YGCgo.

I think this kid wants Mexican food. If you can’t view the below video, try https://youtu.be/cBBUwtAbxuY.

Robin Williams’ version of how golf was invented. If you can’t view the below video, try https://youtu.be/fui7yvebIdk.

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Compliance January 13, 2022

Senate Committee Advances EBSA Secretary Nominee

Lisa Gomez, the candidate to serve as the DOL’s assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, will now face a vote in the full Senate.

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The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday advanced the nomination of Lisa Gomez to serve as assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) at the Department of Labor (DOL), setting the stage for a full Senate vote.

The nomination advanced by a partisan committee vote of 12 to nine. Senators Patty Murray, D-Washington; Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont; Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin; Patty Murphy, D-Washington; Tim Kaine, D-Virginia; Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire; Tina Smith, D-Minnesota; Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada; Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico; John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado; and Lisa Murkowski, D-Alaska, voted in favor of the nomination.

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Senators Richard Burr, R-North Carolina; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana; Mike Braun, R-Indiana; Roger Marshall, R-Kansas; Tim Scott, R-South Carolina; Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama; Jerry Moran, R-Kansas; and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, voted against the nomination.

“All of the nominees we voted on today are highly qualified, and I urge all my colleagues to support them so they can get to work serving workers, retirees, students, patients and families across the country,” Murray said during the hearing. “I’ll work hard to get them confirmed by the full Senate as soon as possible.”

Additional action Thursday in the HELP Committee saw the advancement of the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to serve as assistant secretary for employment and training at the DOL by a narrower vote of 11 to 10.

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