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 [...]
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