- From the “Engage!” Department – Scientists are theorizing that a change to the shape of a proposed vessel would allow it to travel at several times the speed of light without needing a fuel source the size of a planet. I, for one, hope this happens during my lifetime. Maybe then I can finally get far enough away from people that I can sit and think and maybe take a nap. I love my fellow man as much as the next guy, but given the opportunity to get a couple of light years away from everything sounds like heaven.
- From the “Markets at Work” Department – The students at a school in Wisconsin are voting with their feet and wallets after the amount of food in a school lunch went down and the price for lunch went up. The changes are part of the USDA central planning aimed at cutting childhood obesity. I have an idea: If parents want their kids to have a nutritionally balanced meal that isn’t going to contribute to their waistline, why don’t they try getting up and making it before the youngsters head to school. It’s hard to get fat when mom isn’t paying for you to eat pizza and cake five days a week.
- From the “Shocked Face” Department – A series of recently released emails highlight close cooperation between the Obama Department of Justice and Media Matters, a liberal group and attack dog. The emails seem to show that the DOJ directed Media Matters in attacking critics of the administration. Seriously, if you needed more proof that this administration isn’t working hand in glove with the media, check your pulse. I’m just surprised they were stupid enough to put it in writing.
- From the ‘Fluff Piece” Department – Mitt Romney and his wife Ann recently appeared on one of those IQ lowering daytime TV shows and discussed their secret indulgences and most embarrassing moments. Ladies and gentlemen, if you thought journalism was dead, you haven’t seen anything yet. Mr. Romney seems to like PB&J with a glass of chocolate milk, while Mrs. Romney likes doughnuts. That’s funny. I don’t remember Reagan going on Donahue to talk about the time he walked in on Clark Gable licking the underside of a Rolls Royce in search of an oil leak. And to be honest, I’m kind of glad Clinton didn’t tell us his secret indulgence and biggest mess-up, although I’m pretty sure those two lists pretty much contain the same things.
- From the “Mother of the Year” Department – A woman in Texas is in trouble after police arrested her for leading a group of kids in a series of pranks that caused thousands of dollars in damage. Apparently Ms. Einstein took the middle schoolers to Walmart for supplies, took pictures, and helped them cause property damage. All of this happened during a sleepover. Whatever happened to “We’ll order pizza, I’ll make cookies, and we’ll watch scary movies all night.”? Here’s hoping her punishment includes several hundred hours dressed up as a cartoon rat in a pizza joint.
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Posted by daddybear71 on September 19, 2012
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Jake
/ September 19, 2012Interestingly enough, that FTL ship concept looks vaguely Vulcan…
Communicators/Flip phones, PADDs/iPads, tricorders, and now it looks like warp drive will come to pass, too. Gene Roddenberry is showing a pretty good prediction rate so far!
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daddybear71
/ September 19, 2012I was thinking something along those lines. 50 years ago, Star Trek sounded outlandish. Now, it might not be optimistic enough.
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Drang
/ September 25, 2012And to be honest, I’m kind of glad Clinton didn’t tell us his secret indulgence and biggest mess-up, although I’m pretty sure those two lists pretty much contain the same things.
Speaking of which, you looking forward to Monica’s memoirs?
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daddybear71
/ September 26, 2012Pass
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