It may be a recession but at least the Dalai Lama is hiring...

During my morning internet travels I discovered two interesting articles:

1. A NYT Freakonomics blog post on Britain’s current sperm shortage.

Excerpt:
“Because there is no price that might help the market reach equilibrium, Britain has been forced to search elsewhere for donated sperm. The shortage is getting worse, with some women who want babies not having them, and others resorting to imported sperm.”

Imported sperm? Too easy. I reserve ALL comments.

2. A Time magazine article about China Bullying Tibet—what’s new?
The sparkly gem that caught my eye was the section on the Dalai Lama looking for a new successor.

"He's already indicated that he's ready to consider a number of non-traditional possibilities such as appointing a child successor now or having a lay person follow him around, or even contemplating having a woman successor," says Barnett. "This seems to be turning into the forum where they can discuss issues like that."

A female successor? Hiring women is SO trendy right now. Personally I think the Dalai Lama should go with the whole “child successor” route and pick Will Smith’s son Jayden. That kid is SO cute. How could you NOT hire him for the role of future Tibetan leader in-training?





Photo Credits:
Yves, Flickr