Category: Odds But Not Ends
-
I don't know if you are aware of or have paid any attention to the raging debate over the arrest of director Roman Polanski in Switzerland at the behest of the California courts on charges that stem from the rape of a child thirty years ago. The facts of the case are little in dispute but…
-
While we are on the subject of You Tube videos: Somehow, it is still hard for me to believe that this guy was my representative in the US Congress for many miserable years. Beginning around 1:30 the video becomes ridiculously scary. I didn't know whether to laugh, cry or throw up! How will all this booty shaking affect the…
-
Our forefathers were responsible for global warming. I don't know if this article belongs in Joe's friend's blog, NCBI ROFL.
-
It is a just and proper convention we use in naming authors and thinkers that the immortals have only last names. After all, to name an author is to enter into a game where we are to rank them in an implicit list by excellence, profundity and significance. Hence, to Gustave a Flaubert is to…
-
Honest. See for yourself.
-
The Texas legislature has given preliminary approval for issuing state licence plates that read "Choose Life." The revenue raised from the sale of the specialty plates will be used to fund adoptions and pro-life counseling at state pregnancy centers. The Senate tentatively passed a bill to establish "Choose Life" license plates, with revenue going to promote adoption.…
-
A strange thing happened over the weekend in Texas. Last Sunday morning in broad daylight, a fireball appeared in the sky over Austin. Apparently, it was also visible over Houston but no one I know saw anything. People were both scared and thrilled to spot the unusual phenomenon that was "competing" with the sun, as one man observed. Fiery debris burned…
-
Here is an instance of art inadvertently augmenting life, captured in a photograph. The picture shows snow being cleared in front of the Denver Museum of Art after yesterday's heavy winter storm. The art work behind appears to be lending a hand.
-
My son was on his way home from New Delhi yesterday on Northwest Flight # 59 from Amsterdam to Boston. A few hours into the flight, over Canada, there was a sudden flurry of activity towards the back of the plane. A set of seats was cordoned off with sheets and a plea was made over the P.A. system for any doctors / medically trained persons on board…
-
Season's Greetings to our readers and my co-bloggers. Hope everyone returns to A.B. refreshed and cheered after the holiday festivities are over and done with for the year. I am going on a short trip and won't be blogging for some time. Unless someone else finds the time to post, the front page will remain static for a…
Accidental Blogger 