January 31, 2006

“Analyzing the Anthrax Attacks – The First 3 Years”
By Edward G. Lake ( Book Review)
(Available through:Barnes and Noble or Amazon.)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=QC7aOeEBUq&isbn=0976616300&itm=44
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The Anthrax Attacks of 2001 : which involved about 2 grams of anthrax, sent through the mail, killed 5 innocent people,sickened 17 more-including a young child,caused widespread panic, and millions of dollars in property [...]

January 27, 2006

News That is ….Different !
Nairobi: A Kenyan woman,angered because of a persistent local famine,placed a “powerful tribal curse on God” before going to bed.
Something may have gone awry: she died in her sleep.
Leavenworth,Kansas : Police were intrigued to learn a man suspected of drug dealing was handing out business cards; and made it their [...]

January 25, 2006

Brrr !! Global Warming in the News Again !!!
As Europe struggles with another week of sub-zero temperatures-
(Russia and the Ukraine have reported –40 degree temperatures and considerable loss of life)-
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a3bP1M2yzyKo&refer=europe
recent discoveries have been causing “the Green Gang” some additional loss of composure.
Last year, according to the January 14,2006 of “New Scientist” magazine, [...]

January 21, 2006

Clinton - Gore ? Nevermore !!
Al Gore , who won the 2000 election by Popular votes, but lost by Electoral votes , has emerged recently to criticize the Bush administration .
No surprise there ! Mr. Gore can hardly be expected to have warm,fuzzy feelings for his erstwhile opponent .
It is also [...]

January 19, 2006

Thoughts to Live By : Confession is Good for the Soul
There once was a religious young woman who went to Confession. Upon entering the confessional, she said, ‘Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.’
The priest said, ‘Confess your sins and be forgiven.’
The young woman said, ‘Last night my boyfriend made mad passionate [...]

January 17, 2006

Marvelous Movie Plots – “Queen Kong”
Inspired – nay , excited by the acceptance of the latest “King Kong” re-make , and the award-winning “Brokeback Mountain” , I have come up with a perfectly marvelous idea for a movie. Dare I say it aloud ?
QUEEN KONG !!!
Scenario: The inadequately evolved , borderline homophobic-and-in-denial inhabitants [...]

January 15, 2006

The Darwin Awards
Yes, it’s that magical time of the year again when the
Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved
among us.
Here then, are the glorious winners.
Darwin Award Winners:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his
intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California,
would-be robber James Elliot did something that can
only inspire wonder. He [...]

January 7, 2006

Red Star Rogue – by Kenneth Sewell and Clint Richmond
Did Russia try a sneak nuclear attack on Pearl Harbor in 1968 ?
On the night of March 7,1968, K-129 : a “Golf class” diesel-electric submarine, armed with three nuclear missiles, and two nuclear torpedos , surfaced quietly in the darkness at Latitude 24 degrees [...]

Opening the Book of Daniel
I watched the opening episodes of NBC’s new sitcom (I think that’s what it was) “The Book of Daniel”.
I was aware some critics had panned the show ,and that a few NBC affiliates opted not to carry it. Having watched the first two hours, I was happy to note [...]

January 2, 2006

Some “ Don’t Worry !” Resolutions
After much thought, and long hours of agonizing soul-searching –
(Oh, all right !)
After roughly 30 milliseconds of meditation, I have decided there are at least seven things I am NOT going to worry about in 2006.
1. UFOs and /or the threat of invasion by Wiolawa’s (Don’t ask !) [...]

December 31, 2005

It’s 2006 and the Sky is Falling ……………………NOT !
The Media has been all-a-twitter over the following “breathtaking” news items:
1. The NSA (National Security Agency) actually keeps track of who tries to access its website, and, if its doesn’t like the looks of a “visitor”, it brazenly takes a closer look !
Egad ! , the [...]

December 30, 2005

Government Opens “Leaks” Investigation –
( I have a Possible Lead )
I see by the TV the government is finally opening an investigation as to who has been leaking highly confidential information to the Media –(and thereby to any interested party –friend or foe in the entire world.)
I ran an informal inquiry of my [...]

December 28, 2005

Publication of “Jawbreaker” Excites Trolls !
A former “CIA Commander” – (that’s what Newsweek calls him ) – named Gary Berntsen has finally managed to secure CIA clearance for the publication of what looks to be an interesting book , entitled “Jawbreaker”.
According to Newsweek ,Mr. Berntsen says Osama bin Laden was able to escape from the [...]

December 27, 2005

There’s No Business Like Troll Business !
If you post on any “message boards” , you’re probably well aware of Internet Trolls.
These are people with a “MESSAGE “ – usually a hateful one - and they insist on plastering it all over the message boards – regardless of what topic is being discussed.
One of [...]

December 26, 2005

After the “Ho-ho-ho” Ends
We keep a little ceramic Christmas tree on a table near the living room window. It’s one my wife made –with my daughter’s help – when they were “doing ceramics” ,and when its tiny bulbs are lit, we can share the spirit of Christmas with anyone who passes by.
We haven’t put up [...]

December 20, 2005

Spies , Lies, and Other Nonsense
Quick : hide in the basement !
The Spies are coming !!
Really ?
Well……not really – but you have to admit it makes a nice distraction from the (reasonably successful) Iraqi elections , and it helps the ailing NY Times boost circulation –AND promotes a book one of its writers [...]

December 17, 2005

America at the BRIDGE
I
John Kerry , fallen Candidate
By the DNC he swore
That the Left Wing of his Party
Would suffer scorn no more.
By the DNC he swore an oath
That Bush would rue the day
When “Ted’s Annointed” faced defeat
And power ebbed away.
II
“I’ll call upon my privileged friends
Within the CIA :
Get them to leak some [...]

December 15, 2005

What Should Society Do With Its “Tookie Monsters” ?
The “ Tookie Williams Saga “ has finally ended.
After decades of appeals and delays , and more appeals and more delays; after vast agitation by a wide variety of people : ranging from sincere opponents of the death penalty, to shameless self-advocates looking for more media [...]

December 13, 2005

THE TOOKIE WILLIAMS STORY
(Screenplay Proposal)
Opening scene: Tookie (portrayed by someone with “edge” – Samuel L. Jackson is my suggestion, Sid) lies strapped to a gurney .He is helpless,and all kinds meshuggina tubing is hooked up to him.
Cut to clock: It’s almost midnight. You can see second hand creeping aound….slowly-slowly-slow-ly .
Racist Redneck-looking Prison Guard : [...]

December 11, 2005

The Christmas of 1947
The Christmas of 1947 started out on a not-too-promising note:
It was “green”.
Despite the renditions of “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas “ on our radios – renditions so continuous they were like the Monks’ spinning prayer wheels in Tibet – there was no snow on the ground , and not [...]