Things you should know

1. There's a new show called The Monastery. And no, the name isn't trying to be clever. Here's the premise:

"The Monastery is a BBC show where five men spend 40 days and 40 nights living in a Catholic monastery. The men must abide by the rules of monastic life in an effort to show whether or not St. Benedict's 1,500-year-old rules still have relevance."

A reality tv show about a monastery? Is it a competition? The man that can successfully remain celibate wins? Maybe they present them with obstacles...the cast of The Girls Next Door come for a visit or something? That could be pretty amusing actually. You should all obviously tune in to this program.

2. Medical marijuana. We should all obviously know more about this.

"...seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which marijuana provides relief."

It's my understanding that people suffering with AIDS have severe nausea which leads to anorexia. The problem can be lessened with the use of this drug. However, at some point apparently plain old anorexia was added to the list. I'm sure there are some very serious medical reasons for this. But really? Munchies = cure to anorexia? Seems pretty funny to me.