This from Mother Jones in response to Charles Murray. The conclusion he draws: More than 90% of all entitlement money goes to the elderly and the disabled.
State of Mind
Just Blowing in the Wind
The Fast Life of Oscar Pistorius
The “fastest man on no legs” may be Olympic-bound.
Heads in the Sand
What a great picture!!!
Making money
Samuel Johnston is reputed to have said that there is nothing more innocent than making money!
Unfortunately, at the time innocent meant simple, foolish, even stupid!
Our Chinese pistachio is just loaded with fruit this year, bringing hundreds of birds to feast on the berries. Happy Thanksgiving!
That extra hour
Each year, as we switch from daylight savings time to regular time, we are blessed with one extra hour. Some choose to change their clocks the night before and to sleep in. Some years ago I learned a silly trick. Keep your watch at summer time until you are ready. Then move your watch back an hour and do something special with that time.
Our favorite monster!
There is a fascinating article in this month’s National Geographic about a treasure of gold found in a field in Staffordshire. I was particularly fascinated by this photograph by Robert Clark of one of the artifacts owned by the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent which has inscribed on it the biblical verse “Rise up, Lord, may your enemies be dispersed and those who hate you flee from our face” which was Moses’ declaration as the Israelites journeyed out of Sinai. How? Where? Who?
A marvelous webcam is now available with scenes of polar bears making their way through the Arctic. The website says “philanthropic based media to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning.”
World Cup Rugby
Meanwhile a million miles away it seems New Zealand beat France 8-7 in the World Cup Final with nary a word in our press near as I could tell.
