Headlines June 19, 2009

The headlines scream, yet again.

The Last Word In Divorce Letters

Email in circulation.

Divorce certainly brings the full breadth of emotions and experiences front and center.  Best divorce letter ever.

Socrates Died For Exercising Free Speech

Socrates.  One of the founders of Western philosophy who left an indelible mark in the field of ethics.  Socrates was a victim of free speech in a democracy.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  – George Santayana, Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense, Scribner’s, 1905, Volume 1, page 284.  Found at Wikipedia under Aphorism.

NSA Email And Telephone Surveillance Deeper Than Originally Acknowledged

E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congressat NYT brings us the revelations that the National Security Agency has indeed been canvassing America’s email and telephone calls far more than originally made public.

Playing Doctor In The White House On The All Barack Channel

Moonbattery has an interesting post pointing out Over $1 Trillion to Cover One Third of Uninsured, based on the Congressional Budget Office’s recent report on the Kennedy-Dodd bill for healthcare, aka, the Affordable Health Choices Act. 

Fire Breather Makes Popcorn

Who needs a conventional popcorn maker when you can have this fellow personally make some so uniquely!

Popcorn with Fire

March 22, 2009

See:

• http://www.gifs.net/gif/index.php3?n=image.php3&image_id=8970&image_name=Popcorn_cernel_2

Alcoholic Fruit Fuels Nature’s Happy Hour

Humans are not the only ones who venture out to Happy Hour to imbibe in nature’s fermentation wonders.

Check out these animals who seek the same out in the wilderness.  Notice how there is no fighting.

Part of a French documentary. 

 Jungle alcohol tree1

February 14, 2009

Another Air Force One Obama Excursion For $236,000

Obama’s Air Force One flight to Chicago and back Monday to cost $236,000.  Not including assorted costs from Secret Service, limousines, helicopters, etc. 

Just a little trip to speak to the American Medical Association to try to convince them that health care reform is a good idea.  In typical Obama fashion when he is trying to fast track a pet project, Barack Obama portrays the problem as emergent requiring some sort of life or death action.  Interesting since the problem has been languishing for decades.  But somehow it is a crisis now.

Kim Jong Il And His Plutonium AtomiCard

NKorea says it will ‘weaponize’ its plutonium at My Way.

Apparently Kim Jong Il does not want to play nice after the United Nations leveled sanctions against Korea after its latest nuclear test. 

$300,000 Bid Wins Parking Space In Boston

Need a parking space?   Got some spare cash?

Someone did in Boston.  Back Bay parking space sells for record $300,000.  Most expensive parking space sold yet.

Despite the housing and economic crisis, there is the savvy businessman making prime parking convenience a reality.

See:

• http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/06/beacon_hill_par.html