Issue Roundup
Virtually exhausted, I now find time to provide this update on a train from Yew Nork to Washington. A week has passed, so here is a roundup of all the latest news - and why you should disregard it.
1. OJ Simpson Arrest
Nobody knows the specifics, and all the news reporting seems to be […]
The Seinfeld Can Scheme - Surprisingly Illegal
NEWMAN: (peering at bottle label) What is this ‘MI, ten cents’?
KRAMER: That’s Michigan. In Michigan you get ten cents.
NEWMAN: Ten cents!?
KRAMER: Yeah.
NEWMAN: Wait a minute. You mean you get five cents here, and ten cents there. You could round up bottles here and run ‘em out to Michigan for the difference.
KRAMER: No, it […]
Longest Unintentional Hiatus
Wedding, move 500 miles, start new job, unpack and improve condo, and tomorrow a 5-day trip to Yew Nork. I should be able to end my disappearance in the next week or so.
Pavarotti
I’m not going to pretend that I’m a huge Pavarotti fan, but when I heard that he died today, I moseyed on over to YouTube and found a video of him performing Nessun Dorma. It is included here in his honor.
His singing is beautiful, captivating, and seemingly effortless. Quite a loss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4
He makes Paul […]
Ron Paul Railroaded by Fox News Debate
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
- Mahatma Ghandi
After the first Fox News debate, one could not expect an atmosphere of respect or conciliation toward Ron Paul. This proved to be the case. Despite being starved of time, Ron Paul still managed to be […]