Shadow of Diogenes

12:40 AM (Poem)

Eyelids heavy,

Asleep, jerking awake.

My brother snoring in his room,

Cats sleeping like I should be

I guess.

Searching Google

Rambling in cyberspace.

Am I alone in the universe ?

12:43 AM.

 

 

Historical Trivia (Pharaohs)

I learned today that one of ancient Egypt's earliest pharaohs name translates as ANGRY CATFISH. Now that tidbit, to me at least, was very enlightening. It seems that there are catfish in the Nile that can give a powerful electric shock. I wonder if Angry Catfish exemplified his appellation . What personality traits provoked this moniker ? The name is certainly descriptive. Pharaoh translates as "Great House".

Just A Thought (Politics)

I believe that the judgement of history will consider Ronald Reagan to be a better President than Barack Obama, but Obama will be given special consideration for being the first African-American President. Race will play a part in how Obama is judged by historians. Of that I have no doubt. Obama is a media darling. say what you will. and I notice in the media that a good many "journalists" can hardly contain their enthusiam for him whatever he trys to do politically. President Obama's beau ideal . as a President, is Abraham Lincoln, but a segment of our population treat he and his wife almost like John and Jackie Kennedy. Is there an Obamalot in the present ?

Question of the Day (Presidents)

(Q)  Whom in your opinion are the 5 greatest American Presidents ?  Why ?  Just so you know here are my five candidates  :

(1)  Abraham Lincoln.

(2)  George Washington.

(3)  Theodore Roosevelt.

(4)  Thomas Jefferson.

(5)  Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 

Haiku # 121209 (Poem)

Walking in deep snow

The old monk ponders his way,

Tall green pines bowing.

Bushisms - Light Relief

Today I feel like a little fun at Dubya's expense. After all the man said this things and of course critics and naybobs and even some Dubya supporters got a laugh from them (the latter secretly I suspect). So here goes and before being so hard on good old Dubya remember the last time that you mangled a potentially cogent thought and got egg on your face

(1)  "They misunderestimated me.".

(2)  "I know that human beings and fish can coexist peacefully."

(3)  "We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House - make no mistake about it."

(4)  "Most of our imports come from other countries."

One of Paul's faux pas : Once when I was married I went to introduce my then wife to another couple and forgot her first name ! Needless to say, she was not amused and my ribs ached for a few days after that occured.

Question of the Day

(Q)  What do Pam Grier, Tina Turner, Sophia Loren, Helen Mirren, Raquel Welch and Suzanne Somers have in common besides being beautiful, sexy ladies and famous entertainers ? 

The 5 Most Read Books in the World

According to James Chapman who hosts A Passion For Writing, the most read books in the world are as follows.

(1)  The Bible -3.9 billion copies.

(2)  Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung (Mao Tse-tung) - 820 million copies.

(3)  Harry Potter (j.K. Rowling) - 400 million copies.

(4)  Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) - 103 million copies.

(5)  The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) - 57 million copies.

Now what conclusions could one draw from this list ? There's Christ ahead of Chairman Mao and fantasy with Rowling and Tolkien and conspiracy with Dan Brown. Do you get my drift ?

Waking Up Early (Poem)

Waking up early

I felt like Tiger Woods

Laying in the headlights

With a mad wife chasing me

With a golf club.

Tiger, Say it ain't so bro'-

All those skanky women

Chattering like jail birds and posing for cameras

And cash.

Where's your daddy when you needed him ?

Get back on the course man

And keep the wood in your pants

'Cause it is painful,

Waking up early.

Reuters Flash - Tiger Woods

According to Reuters, Tiger Woods' wife has left their residence ( a 2.6 million dollar crib) and moved into a nearby residence. Tiger is in a bunker that seems to be getting deeper. What price fidelity or is fidelity gone with the situational ethics wind? It sounds as if Tiger needs a good spin doctor, because (I predict) the deluge is coming his way.