News & Politics
Black Friday Myths & Madness
Today is Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving in the United States officially begins the retail holiday season. Kathy and I are caring for grandson, Jaymeson, while his parents grapple for savings at 4 AM. According to the New York Times, they will be joined by 134 million shoppers. Black Friday shopping sometimes feels like [...]
Death of the Ugly Duckling
Yesterday, the plan for General Motors to sell its struggling Saab Division to Koenigsegg, a small Swedish car producer, ended. Despite support by GM’s biggest stockholder, the US Government, and minority interests by the Chinese, the two parties failed to reach a deal. It is likely Saab will be shut down. Death comes to [...]
Drowning in the Sea of Tranquility
There is water on the moon! According to NASA spokesperson, Anthony Colaprete, “Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find a little bit, we found significant amounts.” You may recall in October NASA drove two rockets into the moon: one to generate dust and one to analyze it. The dust was a [...]
Rouge – The Brand
The red lipstick promotes passion, courage . . . sexual impulses. The wink personalizes her to each individual soul in the audience. Oh that smile! Those sparkling teeth could sell lipstick in addition to hope. Meet our rouge from the Bearing Sea, Sarah Palin – The Brand! Sarah surprised pundits by resigning her governorship. Didn’t [...]
