Opening Stuff:
I have to say as I look around this beautiful country that I still see lots and lots of happy families. Millions of people with the same hopes as ever, with same sturdy back bone and love in their hearts. A lot of today's micro analysing can easily confuse the macro picture of a rescilient creative american with a strong moral compass. With millions of more honest immigrants wanting to emulate the image of the resourceful innovative American. We just have to make a few adjustments.
Facebook made a big announcement yesterday saying in part they want the Facebook experience "more of a reflection of their real lives..." Say what? A web site will be a reflection my real life. Why would I want to reflect my life upon a world stage in the first place? I still don't get it.
The Question:
Here's a multiple parter: 1. When and where was Phi Beta Kappa established? 2. Who was the first President to be born after the US was Independent? 3. When was the Washington Monument completed? 4. In what year did Thomas Edison invent the telephone?
The Headlines:
--GOP/Dems Nearing Agreement On Tax/Jobless Benefits Package.--Wall Street Opening Lower On EU Worries.
--Iran stroinger As It heads To Geneva Talks.
--Anti-American Fighters Trickling Into Iraq At Greater rate; Funding For al-Qaida Increasing,
--Generals Come Out strongly Against "Don't Ask..."
--Bernanke Considers Unemployment Rates Critcal; Expects Slower Economy For 5 Years.
Back to More Stuff:
I think there could be something to the theory that news overload can migrate into a full blown physically dibilitating virus. This especially true for news with a high percentage of politicians ramblings which conflict detrimentally to sane thinking, reasonably logical minds. A logical mind can deteriorate exponentially into quivering masses after continuous bombardment by irreconcilable ideological arguments. In fact. my doctor has advised me to stop watching the news and to just listen to Christmas Carols.
Have you noticed that in 1942 FDR disbanded the WPA (Works Progress Administration) It was disbanded because it was no longer necessary. How many departments in the bowels of the US bureaucracy could be wiped out with out a ripple of an effect on day to daty living?
Rangle's consistent denial of any wrongdoing is classic among Washington players who have been there much too long. He is the new poster boy for term limits.
I need a new computer, but I expect in a couple of months I'll have an array of "Pad" devices from which to choose. A device that many are saying it's all you need.
The University of Connecticut at 8-4 getting one of the major bowl games just because the Big East is part of the BCS power structure is just the latest bit of evidence illustrating how bad this year ending championship system has become.
Did you read where some medical experts are now saying that the benefits of sun bathing far out weigh the risks of melanoma. What's next...gravy softens aging arteries?
There is no question that Sarah Palin is in grave danger from overexposure. Not only doesn't she wisely sit back and bake cookies for a while but she decides to go camping with another manufactured celebrity, Kate Gosselin, and her 8 kids! What's that all about? What's next...a Palin/Kardashian credit card for unwed mothers.
The passage of the tax extension for all will add some certainty to the economy and could contribute to increased rehiring.
The Answer:
1. Phi Beta Kappa was established at William and Mary in 1776. 2. The first Person born after Independence Day who went on to become President was Martin Van Buren -- Born Dec 5 1782. 3. The US Corps of Army Engineers put the cap on the Monument in 1884. 4.. Thomas Edison didn't invent the phone! Alexander Graham Bell did it in 1876. The Tids trickster strikes again!
The End:
Seventy years ago tonight American military people in Hawaii went to bed looking forward to a peaceful Sunday morning.
Tonight I'll fall asleep way before the greatest game of the century ends, And then wake up repeatedly throughput the night trying to learn which team won.
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