Before I discuss the fountain of fibs in the news lately, I'd be remiss not to share a photo of my friend and not-constant companion (he belongs to friends, but loves me, anyway). His antics have slowed my blog musings -- what? You thought I wrote these passages without wearing sunglasses? He ate mine, just a day after being diagnosed with pancreatitis. He'll be okay, the vet says. The sunglasses, however, are ... well, somewhere in his digestive system.
Without further ado, my pal Rome.
More on the Susan G. Komen Foundation at a later date. Irony of ironies, my dad is scheduled for a mammogram tomorrow. My mom has no idea how this is accomplished, and my sister and I are clueless as well.
But onto the tall tales of the past week...
Bad sports:: The Chinese. C'mon. Pavarotti had to lip-sync while singing at the 2006 Winter Game because of the bitter cold. He was an opera star. But the Chinese substituted a different girl to fake her way through "Ode To The Motherland" during the Olympics' Opening Ceremony because she was "cuter" than the 7-year-old who really belted it out? Talk about giving the real singer a complex. I think both girls are cute. Check it out here.
Then we find out the awe-inspiring fireworks display was also "tweaked?" What? Chinese? Firecrackers? Faked? This incident reminds me of the fear of computers that scifi writers threw at us years ago. First, you mess around a tiny bit with The Olympics, then you fake The President's press briefings because he got shot by The Vice President. Or something like that.
When it's okay to lie:: In the past week or so, 125,000 gorillas -- classified as "critically endangered" -- were spotted in the Congo. Dang it. Did we really have to know this until some wildlife folks got a handle on this, to keep the poachers away?
Then someone started yapping about an "undiscovered" waterfall in the Amazon region. Oh, some locals knew about it, but now that the word is out, expeditions are on their way to see and document this treasure.
Not a lie, exactly:: Also in the undiscovered news category was the announcement was the report detailing the findings of Roman ruins in the ancient Jewish capital of Galilee in Israel. Apparently, the city of Zippori housed a significant pagan population, who with Jewish and Christian neighbors, developed a hometown with various kinds of buildings. Neat archaeological info. But the article in LiveScience, describe a temple depicting the Roman gods Zeus and Tyche.
Now, as a dedicated Xena: Warrior Princess fan, I know that these two gods were Greek. I tried to find an explanation of why the Roman gods weren't named Jupiter and Fortuna on this temple, but alas, I gave up. Poor scholar that I am, perhaps someone can set me straight here.
Who should know when not to lie:: John Edwards. You were running for President, sir, and when the you-admitted-it affair occurred, your wife was battling cancer. Did he actually think this information would remain buried? This is mind-numbing. Enough said.
And yes, telemarketers lie, but:: I don't have any aversion to junk mail. Frankly, I miss finding anything in my mailbox. (Like even a "what are ya up to card" from friends -- hint, hint.) Sure, from an ecological viewpoint, saving all that paper is great. (I wonder, though, scientific genius that I am, if all the computers buzzing out spam and e-mails are all that much better.)
But there are folks who just don't want anything in their mailboxes they didn't ask for. They're adamant about not receiving junk. They're ticked. Fightin' mad. So I shouldn't have been startled to see what creative people do with junk mail. Quite fascinating, and in the case of #7, well, it seems a bit extreme to me, but read what some people do with bricks.
That's it. I think I need to ponder animals, like my friend Rome. Studies (you know, three-out-of-four-internal physicians-report kind-of studies) say that human blood pressure lowers while petting an animal, as does the pet. So, here's a fitting thought.
Quote O' The Day:: "It's funny how dogs and cats know the insides of other folks better than other folks do, isn't it?" ~Eleanor H. Porter, in "Pollyanna"
And that's all she wrote. Today. Until later...
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2 comments:
Wow that is a most handsome dog. Very regal. Boxers are a handful but totally worth it (except perhaps when they CHEW up everything in your house, including sunglasses!). Is that really true about the gorillas? There must be some response from the wildlife people...perhaps they were fake gorillas placed there for some big Hollywood movie...like JAck Black in Godzilla (or whatever they called that movie he made...not his finest hour) I enjoy your ponderings...like I said before, I don't get the whole blogging thing, but yours makes me think. It makes me laugh. And it makes me smile. So hey, guess that's worth something. Enjoy!
Well now, all4dmutz. I was unfamiliar with Boxers most of my life (being a cat person and all), but have discovered they're hilarious pets and great friends. Rome is truly regal, even when he slobbers on my shorts.
As for the gorillas, 'tis true, I'm afraid. If you follow my links, you can read the info for yourself. The wildlife folks are indeed concerned.
Thanks again for the compliments. "The whole blogging thing," as you call it, is just another way to share information. Or insights. Or rants and raves. It's sorta like subscribing to a magazine you like. I would hope that someone might say, "oh, I didn't know that," or "is that true?" or "geez, that was helpful." At least that's my philosophy.
I'm just throwing out tidbits of news and nonsense that you might not know in today's fast-paced world.
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