WATER COOLER
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and pop culture that we've been talking about lately.
n A new German study says eating small doses of chocolate every day can cut the risk of heart attack and stroke by almost 40 percent. Please, oh please, let somebody study the health benefits of french fries, gin and tonics, and Double Stuf Oreos.
n The Coast Guard will shut down its navigation station near Searchlight. Thus putting an end to the neatest incongruity -- a Coast Guard station in the desert -- we'll ever know.
n The Republican National Committee reportedly spends almost $2,000 at a West Hollywood bondage-themed strip club. Scratch that. This is the neatest incongruity we'll ever know.
JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)
