I haven’t done one for a while, so while my tea is cooling, some observations on the news.
- From the Let’s Keep It In the Family Department: As George W. Bush’s numbers continue to fall, reports are surfacing that both Georgie-boy and his dad are encouraging his younger brother Jeb to run. Bush (George W) is on record as saying, “I would like to see Jeb run at some point in time, but I have no idea if that’s his intention or not”. Former President Bush told CNN’s “Larry King Live” last year that he would like Jeb to run one day and that the son would be “awfully good” as president. Luckily, Jeb (whose term ends in January) is on record as saying “There are two things politically that I won’t do. I won’t run for the Senate and I’m not running for president. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”
- From the But What of the Ghosts? Department: The Daily Breeze has a good article on what’s happening across the street from ussens at work: The demolition of LAAFB Area A. The Space Acquisition folks have moved across the street to Area B (oops) the Systems Acquisition Management and Support Complex (SAMS) (oops) the Schriever Space Complex, and the old buildings of Area A (which were originally the home of Aerospace) are being torn down. Daily, I can hear the ghosts groans as asbestos removal begins. Or perhaps it is just the bulldozers.
- From the Funny, he doesn’t look like a vampire? Department: Tarzan, the new musical from Disney, debuted on Broadway last night. Do you think we might have had a success to offset Lestat? Think again. According to the New York Times reviewer: “Tarzan feels as fidgety and attention-deficient as the toddlers who kept straying from their seats during the performance I saw.” Another choice quote: “The whole experience starts to feel like a super-deluxe day care center, equipped with lots of bungee cords and karaoke synthesizers, where kids can swing when they get tired of singing and vice versa.”. Not as much of a stinker as Lestat… and with the Disney moniker, this one is likely to keep running, or should I say, swinging.
- From the Hey-Ho Johnnie Department: Ed McMahon is now touting his own brand of vodka. What’s next: Britney Spears Pregnancy Tests?
Well, the tea is drinkable, so it is off to my document…
