Archive for February, 2008
The Political Stew Keeps Bubbling…
After the Potomac primaries this week, the political stew has been bubbling furiously….
We’ve been waiting to see if the stew was going slow down to a simmer—but right now it gives every indication of boiling over and spilling right out of the pot…
A DELEGATE MATTER…
Hillary Clinton is coming close to the same position that Mitt […]
Calling Dr. Science…….
Back in the early days of TV—there was a popular science program known as Mr. Wizard.
And as Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert could explain any scientific principal to the youngsters who would visit his “workshop.”
Mr. Wizard ’s philosophy was science can do anything…
And today—it’s getting to be truer than ever…
For example:
SON OF CAMELOT….
The newspaper considered […]
More Signs Of The Times…..
Back in 1971, the Canadian Rock group Five-Man Electrical Band had a hit song about signs…
with it’s refrain:
(Signs, Signs everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?)
…echoing in your ears—read the signs–and see if you can figure ‘em out !
They actually paid someone […]
You Could See That One Coming….
There are times in your life when something occurs—and you say to yourself, I could see that was coming…
Seems like we’ve got a bunch of those events happening right now..
For example:
FUELING AROUND WITH GAS PRICES….
Just a day or so ago—analysts were predicting the price of gasoline could drop by as much as 50 cents this […]
Lost In The Translation…
With just a little under six months to go before the summer Olympics take place in Beijing—the Chinese are pushing hard to make sure everything is ready…
Among the things they’re trying to take fix is the language barrier.
It’s not as simple as translating things into English—it’s trying to make sure the translation into English doesn’t […]
By The Numbers…
With Super-Tuesday well behind us, we’ve all heard who won and lost….
But let’s take a look at some of the numbers that went into those victories and defeats.
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The number of delegates Mitt Romney had which made it mathematically impossible for him to win the GOP nomination against John McCain.
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The number of weeks since Mike Huckabee […]
Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version10.0
More thoughts, ramblings and rants that are rattling around in my head screaming to be let out…
OOPS—THEY DID IT AGAIN…
They released Britney Spears from the hospital today—the news accounts used the term “quietly”….
But her exit from UCLA Medical center didn’t remain that way…
As has been the case in recent times with the troubled pop-star—the paparazzi […]
Spaced Out…
Don’t worry about that flaming bus-sized satellite from space….
Oh—the satellite is still falling—but it seems it’s not quite as huge as first reported….
A couple of posts back, we told you about that secret spy satellite that the military was worried about.. Seems they’d lost control of it—and it was going to plummet uncontrollably to earth—somewhere…
As […]
Every Move You Make, They’ll Be Watchin’ You…..
It appears we’re entering a new era of control in our lives—where just about anything you want to say—or do—is going to come under scruitiny by one or more groups who find it their business to stick their noses in OUR business…
First we’ve got that thoroughly mis-guided attempt by Mississippi lawmakers to make it illegal […]
Ads Not What You Can Do To Your Country…
On the brink of what amounts to a national primary day—the candidates are spending millions upon millions of dollars on campaign ads that’ll run on TV…
How effective will their advertising be?
And—can TV compete with the Internet as a medium of influence?
Back in 1964— the most famous—and most controversial TV ad ever produced was run […]