Good Old Desk

OMT Sunday Edition
My old desk doesn’t arabesque,
in the morning when I first arrive.
It’s a pleasure to see
it’s waiting there for me
to keep my hopes alive.
Such a comfort to know
it’s got no place to go,
it’s always there.
It’s the one thing I’ve got, a huge success,
my Good Old Desk.
–Harry Nilsson
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Harry Nilsson kept his job as a [...]

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Northern Exposure

We have to admit that we were speechless.
John McCain, in an unfathomable move, has chosen for his Vice-Presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, who for the past 18 months has been the Governor of Alaska, and before that was the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, a town of 6,715 people.
For a town of comparable size, [...]

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At The Crossroads of History

After nearly two years of campaigning, the curtain has finally, and let us say once again, finally rung down on the excruciating process of selecting the Democratic nominee for the Presidency.
Last night, Barack Obama accepted his party’s historic nomination on the 45th anniversary of another historic milepost in America’s seemingly endless journey from that day [...]

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Holy Joe Gets Another Shot

Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic Senator from Connecticut, who, since becoming an “independent”, has spent so much time up George Bush’s ass that every time the W speaks, Joe sees flashes of light, has been the subject of endless speculation among the media chatterboxes that he might be a serious contender for John McCain’s running [...]

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For Some, History Decides

Today, right smack dab in the middle of the Democratic National Convention, would have been Lyndon Johnson’s 100th birthday.
We pointed this out to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s David Shribman in an email message a couple of days ago, and wondered whether or not the Democrats would make note of the occasion at the convention this week. [...]

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The Bicycle Thief, Eh?

His name is Igor, which is appropriate enough.
He ran a used bicycle store in Toronto, called “The Bicycle Clinic”. It was a clinic where the patients, it turns out, were committed involuntarily.
Igor Kenk is out on bail and is awaiting trial next month in which he will have to answer to authorities for stealing [...]

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Taking the Hunger Out of Famine

From the BBC comes the news that North Korea has come up with a novel approach to solve its widespread food shortages. Scientists in this backward, communist country have developed a noodle that delays the feelings of hunger as the time for your next meal approaches. The noodles, made from corn and soybeans, [...]

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Ticket to Ride

With Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as his Vice-Presidential running mate, the Democrats have finally finished the last bit of business required in putting together a winning ticket for this fall. And what a selection it is.
Joe Biden, a seasoned foreign policy expert and tough campaigner, gives a perfect balance to the ticket, [...]

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Eyes on the Prize, People …

Some final thoughts in the hours before Barack Obama makes public his choice for his running mate:
All of those Obama supporters who blanch at the prospect of Hillary Clinton being on the ticket would do well to remember that old adage that has so well served those of us who have spent the bulk of [...]

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Habib Miyan, R.I.P.

From India, we learn that Habib Miyan died this week. What makes this extraordinary is that according to official records, including his state-issued pension book, he was born on May 20, 1878. That would have made him 130 years old. It would also make him the longest-lived person in history.
Of course, the [...]

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