Archive for November, 2007
Questions…Questions…
Back in 1980 when CNN was just starting—some in the news business didn’t know what to make of the concept and they referred to it derisively as the Chicken Noodle Network—because its logo looked like the noodles you found in a can of chicken soup.
Over the years, CNN became the model for various other [...]
Wadda Ya Lookin’ At……..
As I go through life, the depths of my ignorance never cease to amaze me.
For example—-as kids often do—mine will fight with each other on road trips…. As I try my best to keep them separated—I’ll often hear “Dad, MacKenzie is looking at me!!!”
I’ll reply with something like, “Looks don’t hurt—now keep quiet and let [...]
Peeking Behind Closed Doors…
Years ago, Charlie Rich had a hit song titled Behind Closed Doors whose refrain was: “Oh, no-one knows what goes on behind closed doors…”
But, that may no longer be the case.
Just ask the government.
The principal deputy director of the office of National Intelligence says Americans have to change their definition of privacy—because it should no [...]
Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version6.0….
Pet peeves and other things that are the burr under the saddle of life…..
CONSERVATION CONUNDRUM
It seemed like it took years to get the kids to to flush the toilet each time they used the bathroom.. . I can’t count the numbers of times I found the toilets unflushed in the house… After [...]
Eco-cuse Us For Living…
Almost every day—scientists are redefining the criteria for life.
They’re finding it can exist in microbes exposed to the intense heat of a geothermal environment like ones that occur at Yellowstone National Park….
They’ve found it in the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean—down in the marine trenches where life exists by using chemical synthesis…
They’ve found [...]
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