I heard about a man recently in Minnesota who clearly needs to choose another profession. His name is Rafiq Abdul Mortland. Mortland had committed a string of robberies, and fortunately for him, he was eventually caught. I say fortunately, because during his crime spree, Mortland received the nickname, “The Rolaids Robber.” The reason he received this nickname was that, while he was robbing their store, he repeatedly asked store clerks for antacid tablets. Mortland needed the antacid because of the stress that came from committing the robberies. Maybe he can relax now. He is serving a sentence of eight to ten years in prison. (1)

Any of you take Rolaids, by the way? Don’t answer that. Different people have different ways of dealing with stress.

I also read a news story recently about a m…