A learned, acerbic treatise on global warming by the late Michael Crichton, from a lecture delivered at the California Institute of Technology on January 17, 2003 and printed in the Wall Street Journal.  Also posted in Documents>Global Warming.

From The Wall Street Journal, November 5, 2008

"Amazing" is probably the right word, in terms of political correctness.  As I continue to walk the halls of Congress every September, at minimum, and work with our national association to deal with legislation (or the lack thereof) passed by Congress, I am incredulous.  That anything at all is accomplished is amazing in and of itself, but some of the stuff they pass is amazingly ridiculous.

Why aren't Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods?  Better to ask those folks than ask me, but there are some others that are worth asking, too...

Why is it that so many people don’t bother to RSVP now? Is it because they don’t know what it means? Or are they just rude?

No, I don't have any profound thoughts about Vietnam.  I don't weep and wail about it.  I don't castigate our government or anyone else about it, except perhaps to say that Congress, as usual, made a hash of it and should have let the military do its job.  Suffice it to say that I went there, volunteered to stay (twice!) and was fortunate to come back safe and sound.

Teddy Roosevelt had some thoughts over a hundred years ago that sound like current events.  And no, this isn't an urban legend. 

In case you're wondering where the candidates stand on trade. From the Wall Street Journal on February 6^th.

Shortly after I sent this letter, my subscription vanished.  Curiously enough, on June 28, 2008, I received a check from Vanity Fair for $7.92.  The stub said it was the refund I had requested.  I hadn't requested a refund.  But, it's probably the right amount to compensate me for the magazines they failed to send after I wrote the letter.  Huh...do you suppose they learned that the letter is here?

Back in the days of black & white TV, Art Linkletter had a show called House Party that evolved into Kids Say The Darndest Things.  In the late 90s, Bill Cosby hosted a show with the same name.  All were based on the premise of talking to children and hearing their responses, which were frequently hilarious.  This isn't about those shows--this is about my grandchildren (and in some cases my daughter) and what they had to say that cracked us up.