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Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Sometimes I do think Laura likes to mess with my head. She sent me a story about ‘X-Men’… or I should be more accurate and say ‘XX-Men.’
So, just when I think I have finally gotten ‘my arms around’ some of the complexities and contradictions of our limited understandnig of genetics… she throws me — excuse the pun — this ‘curve ball’:
A genetic switch that produces testes has been found. —
What is it with these rich guys?
After George Soros made all of his money he set out to change the world… in some ways we might agree… in others it just sounds plain stupid. So whether the name is Kennedy, Turner… or Soros, they just can’t resist playing with the lives of us ‘little people.’
“Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker wrote in 2003 in the foreword of Soros’ book The Alchemy of Finance: “George Soros has made his mark as an enormously successful speculator, wise enough to largely withdraw when still way ahead of the game.”
Okay, so a smart guy who made a lot of money and now wants a new game to play in.
His war on the ‘War on Terror’ is another scheme that makes one wonder what his real legacy will be when he is finally done:
“Billionaire financier George Soros, whose opposition to President Bush’s conduct of the war on terror caused him to pour millions of dollars into the effort to defeat the president, made a substantial donation to the defense fund for radical lawyer Lynne Stewart, who last week was found guilty of giving aid to Islamic terrorists.”
The Sorry Tale of George Soros
Here’s what a few others report on Mr. Soros:
Flopping aces
Supporting Israel
Targeting Republicans in Congress
Snapped Shot
Lynn Stewart sentenced to 28 months?
George Soros SPEAKS!
George Soros and MoveOn.Org
Well… you have to admire someone who has enough money to be able to push the world around… most dictators work the same way, but they usually have countries…. as for me… I think I’d spend my money much differently.
Roger Freberg
Hey… where are the ‘cupcake games?’ Well, at least it is a “W” (WIN) as they say!
(3) Southern Cal
28
Arizona State U
21
After the first quarter, it was all-USC… then Arizona came to life late in the 2nd quarter and in the 3rd quarter. USC ended up with the ball… and with the new clock rules… it was all but over.
Obviously, when you are at a game it is important to listen to all the games! We couldn’t resist looking at how Auburn schooled Urban ‘the legend’ Meyer… I am sure our Gator graduate Karen had somewhat mixed feelings…liked the kids…. not the coach. As for me, I can’t help but wonder what Chris Leak would have done under the coach now at South Carolina? He’ll get his chance ni the NFL.
(11) Auburn — 27
(2) Florida — 17
Let’s see… ‘SC beat Arkansas who beat Auburn who beat Florida … fun to think about.
Here’s how others talked about the games:
Well…. the Southern California Trojans have a ‘bye’ this next week… and one can hope that the injuries heal and more players continue to step up !
I can hardly wait to the next game!
Fight On!
Roger Freberg
I don’t always read the local paper the San luis Obispo Tribune very often… I really — as they say — don’t care who turned 100, what shrub is now endangered or how green which politician is… once in a while a story or two pops up that says… IDIOT!
“…when he swerved to miss a dog that wandered onto the road, according to the CHP.The car spun out of control and hit a large tree, impacting the right-front door, the CHP said. Mariano was taken to French Hospital Medical Center, treated for major injuries and released. Viernes was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, where he died, the CHP said.”
So, what was this guy thinking? Save a dog, lose a friend is a good trade? He’s not alone, I have a female relative…. a d-i-s-t-a-n-t relative… who tumbled and totaled her car in a ditch and almost bought the big one in order to miss a ground squirrel. Hmmmm, maybe these two could find each other.
The next story is very cool by Jeff Carlton of the Associated Press entitled: ” In case of a gunman in class, Texas kids taught to fight back”. It’s about time!. It seems like Robin Browne ( a Major in the British Army reserve) is teaching students ‘they can win’ against an armed attacker. This could only happen in Texas!
Remember how the Amish boys ran away and let the girls get wacked? Had they been prepared mentally … maybe, they could have prevented it all from happening.
I remember hearing teachers and others in responsibility preaching that we must cooperate with our rapist, attacker, murderer or even worse thnigs might happen… like what? …. and, yes, we must — while driving — avoid all ground squirrels even if it means taking out a family of four riding in the opposite direction….
In any event, courage — as we should teach our children — is not the absence of fear… but the mastery of fear.
Roger Freberg
Most Conservative people… in fact most people it seems… have never listened to the ravings of ‘Air America’ or their self proclaimed d.j. , Al Frankin. As an actor, I sort of liked Al Frankin as the continually drunk baggage handler in ‘Trading places.’
‘Trading Places’ was a story centered around the concept that anyone put into the right or wrong ‘environment’ would predictably turn out either ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ As scientists are now demonstrating, environment is not the entire picture… heredity is a significant fact… certainly more than zero, as implied in the movie.
So, Al Frankin must be upset with the fall of the vaunted Air America… I can hear the jokes… ‘too much hot air’… ‘they burst their balloon’…’to AIR (err) is human”… interestingly enough, seems like the checks were a little light to Al as they still owe him $360,749.98. I am a little disappointed… I didn’t realize that this was a ‘money making’ venture for old Al. I thought he actually BELIEVED what he said…. hmmmmm
Here’s what others say:
Sensible Mom
Ace of Spades
Schadenfreude
Al Franken: not much profit in stealing from the poor
Marathon Pundit
Conservative Talk Shows doing Well
Okay, what AIR AMERICA really forgot — and why they failed — is that we already have a heavy group of folks advocating for the extreme left in the media… they are called NBC, CBS, ABC, CNBC and MSNBC… not to mention their local affiliates.
In my opinion, AIR AMERICA offered hate instead of hope, mediocrity instead of excellence and prozac instead of any solutions.
Roger Freberg