My kids don’t embrace Easter Bunny

I don’t know if this is normal behavior, but my kids care nothing about the Easter Bunny. They never have.

Despite my best efforts to get them to run to the Easter Bunny, embrace the Easter Bunny, and have their picture made with the Easter Bunny, my two boys are more concerned with finding a place to pee.

I thought yesterday might be different as I really pushed this whole Easter Bunny concept to Benjamin and Owen at the Jaycees egg hunt. But my pep talk never gained any traction and the boys walked right past the Easter Bunny without so much as a hint of curiosity. I’ve seen them show more interest in a stick.

So I’ve come to the conclusion the Easter Bunny is not going to be a hit at my house. While Santa is beloved, the Easter Bunny is an afterthought. However, I can say the candy hidden inside plastic eggs is wildly popular with the boys.

As for other odds and ends, I’m perpetually hearing gloom and doom stories about the economy. I’m not attempting to dispute these stories.

But if times really are so tough, how can someone afford to shell out $1,350 to buy a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay? Monty Kerr, a resident of Austin, Texas, is the man who paid that amount after a week-long eBay auction. He said he plans to add the corn flake to his museum.

Someone needs to tell Mr. Kerr two things: 1) you can get a whole box of corn flakes for $4, and 2) a corn flake shaped like Illinois is not going to get people to flock to his museum.

As for today’s final tidbit, I bring you a Business Pulse favorite, the dumb criminal. This case comes to us from Jonesville, Va., where William Anderson, 51, pulled up to the county welfare office to apply for benefits.

That in itself is not out of the ordinary. What did draw attention is the fact Mr. Anderson was driving a $100,000 Hummer. A quick investigation revealed the Hummer had been stolen. However, I don’t have information on whether Anderson was granted his welfare benefits. Maybe ensuing court costs will strengthen his application.