Archive for August, 2008
Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version18.0
We’ve just come through a week with a lot of serious and imposing news… So, it’s time to take a break, and lighten our loads… And that’s what we’re doing in this version of:
PRINTER’S DEVILS…
Back in the day when type was set by hand—mistakes that cropped up were blamed on printer’s devils—the young apprentices [...]
Steps To The Future…
He was never supposed to walk again—but after 20 years confined to a wheelchair, Radi Kaiof has the freedom to step anywhere he wants…
Kaioff accomplishes this by using a human exoskeleton suit developed by an Israeli high-tech firm.
The device is called ReWalk—and it was developed by another wheelchair bound man.
Amit Goffer is [...]
Ring…Ring…Can You Give Us Some Money…
With the Democratic convention in full swing, we’re at the start of the last leg in the race for the presidency…
And in the last week or so—we’ve gotten more than our share of calls from both Republican and Democratic fundraisers looking for money that’ll no doubt buy lots of ad time in [...]
Conventional Stew….
On the eve of the Democratic convention, a tornado touched down outside of Denver—perhaps apt symbolism for the tornado of activity that’s occurring on both sides of the aisle as the Dem’s get ready to make it official…
EATING THOSE WORDS….
The McCain camp has been creating a few tornados of its own…
Joe Biden hadn’t been [...]
Through Another’s Eyes….
Since this blog’s inception a scant 10 months ago, we’ve tried to make it a place where ALL voices and viewpoints can be heard, because when you look at things through another’s eyes—we all grow.
I’ve got a colleague whose very passionate.
Sergio Quintana is passionate about many things, including his love for this country [...]
‘Tis A Puzzlement…
I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer—and sometimes I have trouble figuring things out..
As the King of Siam said to Anna, “Tis A Puzzlement…”
And these are some of the things that puzzle me:
THERE’S NO MAKING SOME FOLKS HAPPY…
Ask most folks what they hate most about politicians—and they’ll say it’s the fact [...]
Bigfoot Plays Cops and Rubbers….
Well, we now know why those guys we’ve been posting about who claimed to have Bigfoot’s body never brought the corpse to their much ballyhooed news conference last week.
It turns out the “Bigfoot” was just a big rubber suit….
Now, Bigfoot hoaxers Rick Dyer and Matt Whitton are in big trouble…
Former corrections [...]
Sass-Squashed…
Word that a Bigfoot body had been found created tremendous buzz across the ‘net last week.
An indication of the huge interest was the way readership of this little blog exploded with-in hours of our post last Tuesday..
We charted thousand and thousands of extra readers.
Other websites that specialize in Bigfoot and Cryptozoology were so [...]
How Much Space Do We Have…
Despite the vast emptiness of space—this little old planet manages to get itself in the way of some flying rocks now and again—rocks that can change the everything if they make it all the way to the surface.
Just ask the Dinosaurs.
For years scientists have been on the lookout for Near Earth Objects or NEO’s that [...]
Let’s Waste Our Fuel Supply…
Despite the fact that the price of oil has declined a touch—we’re still paying extremely high prices at the pump…
And while many are advocating that we drill now— it’ll take nearly a decade to get that petroleum into the system to refill our empty tanks. ..
But now—we may be able to short circuit that process [...]
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