Archive for March, 2008
The Fat Lady’s Singing—But Is Hillary Listening…
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Brünnhilde, the very large Valkyrie in Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, is the so-called “fat lady” who sings at the close of the epic opera… Until she finishes belting it out—the show ain’t over…
The “fat lady” metaphor has been used to describe everything from sports to political contests…
And, in the Democratic race [...]
More Techno Buffet….
The recent passing of Arthur C. Clarke reminded me about the relationship between science fiction–and science fact….
Back in 1945—before anyone even thought about space travel, he proposed the idea of geostationary satellites…
At the time it was dismissed as crazy talk. It became a reality within 20 years.
Now, our reality changes with exponential speed…
Check out these [...]
Another Helping Of Political Stew….
We’re still a couple of weeks away from the next major primary—but there’s plenty of tasty tid-bits to chew on from the political stew…
TAKING THEIR BEST SHOTS….
Hillary Clinton’s taking heavy sniper fire—but it’s not in Bosnia.. It’s happening on several fronts right here in the USA…
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Hillary’s positive [...]
Do You Remember When…..
Over the course of the last few months—we’ve told you about a lot of stuff…
Now—it’s time for an update on a few items…
GNOME MAN’S LAND….
It seems a tiny gnome-like creature spotted a few weeks ago in a remote Argentinian town is now the focus of a major police investigation there..
We first told you about the [...]
It’s A Crime…..
They say that most criminals are pretty dumb… They have to be, otherwise they wouldn’t get caught…
And, in the last few days, we’ve run across a few examples of law breakers SO stupid— they deserve everything they get when the cops catch up to ‘em…..
GRASS BACKWARDS…
Usually you call the cops when something [...]
Egging Me On…
As I watched my kids run around the house yesterday, looking for those hidden little orbs of sugar filled Easter Eggs—
—I realized this will probably be the last egg hunt they will participate in while still believing in the Easter Bunny..
Both of them are reaching the age where that sort of thing will [...]
Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version12.0
It’s been a while since I’ve had a volcanic eruption—so, here we go letting off a little steam, and getting all in a lava…
THE STARBUCKS STOPS HERE…
The ubiquitous chain has been accused of the coffee house version of taking candy from a baby… In this case, it’s the tips of its lowest level employees…
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In A New York State Of Mind….
There’s a lot of guys out there who will never become governor of New York state—because they aren’t willing to have the extramarital affairs apparently necessary to qualify them for the position…
The celebration of David Paterson’s ascension to the top spot in New York State was literally still occurring when he and his [...]
Strange But True….
Sometimes life is flakey… And, to a couple of sisters from Chesapeake, Virginia, being flakey may end up being very profitable for them…
MILKING IT FOR ALL IT’S WORTH…
The pair discovered this cornflake—which they say is shaped like Illinois.
How they spotted THAT shape amidst all the other flakes is a wonder all by itself.
The [...]
Honey, I Blew Up The Planet…
We’re getting closer to the day when scientists switch on a giant machine that will either tell us lots of new things about the universe—or destroys the planet—as well as several million miles of space surrounding what used to be Earth.
This device is called the Large Hadron Collider.
It’s in a 16 and a half [...]
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