Nobel Prizes involve large monetary awards from the trust originated by the inventor of dynamite. I guess each money award should be considered “passed from the blast”.
With all of the turmoil in the news, one area has been notable in its absence-Northern Ireland. It would appear that at in at least one part of the world, two warring parties have declared a truce and have made it work.
I watched some more debates between the presidential candidates. Consider this my “glib all” warning.
Energy Conservation: We are being asked to return to the old once a week bath to save water and water heating costs. Be sure to coordinate with friends and neighbors to ensure you are on the same cycle.
If they outlaw text messaging can they also outlaw tax messaging?
Another item foisted on small towns by departing companies is old buildings. Companies pack up and depart and grant title to their old edifices to the city at the time of departure as a gesture of good will. Ghost towns have developed in the south due to the textile company closings. The same applies in the north. My hometown in IL has one that has resulted in many consulting studies with no solutions. The sending of our jobs and factories overseas is resulting in an edifice wrecks complex.
The local mishandling of blood serum has led to a writ of habeus corpuscle.
Archeologists have discovered a short human ancestor near Louisville. DNA points to a precursor to an ancient mid-American tribe. This ancestor has been given the name of Maya, old, Kentucky Gnome.
Wannabe wallaby rancher who swindled his investors will be tried in kangaroo court.
Longevity Vs medical costs. Our medical costs are higher per person than those of countries with greater longevity per person. I am not good with math, but this would seem to indicate something isn’t right. At least our medical cost per year lived is higher.
Non truth in labeling: in the North they are called roaches; in the South they are called Palmetto Bugs.
Checkpoint Charley Berlin used to be an inspection point to go from West Berlin into East Berlin. It appears we will soon have a check Charley point on campuses.
UW Back Surgery Specialist has developed a non-invasive disk device-The Lumbar Jack.
An old Brenda Lee Song played at political get-togethers with PAC’s, “Who’s Soiree Now”?
Copyright March 2008 Steve Ganshert
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