One could argue the death of Michael Jackson is an example of natural selection in action, that would be a matter of debate, however I think there is no question that the people in this story illustrate Darwin award winners: Gary Taylor, president and owner of MJJcommunity.com, said he understood the tragedies had mostly taken [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Darwin Award, natural selection, Michael Jackson
Posted: June 30, 2009 in odditiesTags: michael jackson, nelson award, pet peeves, reality
The LA times article on “What if TMZ was wrong” is mostly forgettable but there is one line that says a lot about the MSN. Jeffrey Seglin is quoted saying the following and it is treated as gospel: “Few people expect TMZ or Drudge or the National Enquirer to get things right or to report [...]
If only he had Marty as his press agent
Posted: June 29, 2009 in oddities, opinion/newsTags: economy
Bernie Madoff is off to Jail for the rest of my yet to be born grandchildren’s life: Bernard Lawrence Madoff, who by his own admission sometime 18 years ago concocted a devious plan that would turn into the world’s biggest and most diabolical financial fraud in history, will spend the remainder of his existence in [...]
Very busy yesterday so no posting but one thought. Just finished re-reading Six Days of War that was returned to me after a loan. (My old Amazon review from 2002 is here) At the time the thing that struck me the most was the story of the BIG LIE, namely that the US and England [...]
