The most recent Supreme Court Justice appointee has been getting a lot of publicity, as expected.  These Justices handle perhaps the most difficult judgment cases in the United States.  This is where all appeals end.  Depending on the viewpoints of the Justices, their decisions could actually change the climate of (more…)

Emailing from your company email account is not as innocent as it once was. From the Pacific Business Journal:

It’s not just the potential for litigation when someone sends an offensive e-mail. Every angry customer, frustrated competitor and spurned employee now knows that e-mail provides a retrievable trail of evidence…

In federal bankruptcy court in Honolulu last fall, the former chief financial officer of Mesa Air Group was tripped up by an e-mail he wrote that said Mesa didn’t want to wait for Aloha Airlines “to die, rather we should be the ones who give them (more…)

Interesting discovery …. that autism is tied to a specific part of the brain.  And children are not necessarily born with autism. The part of the brain, the amygdala — that houses your “fight or flight” syndrome is the key.

Autism experts agree joint attention difficulty is a key characteristic of autism. It also is the only behavior linked to a large amygdala, according to the study. Researchers found no association between repetitive behavior or other social behaviors and a large amygdala.  CNN Toddler brain difference linked to autism

The amygdala plays a huge part in the (more…)

Recently Stephen King said this:

I don’t want to sound like an ad, a public service ad on TV, but the fact is if you can read, you can walk into a job later on. If you don’t, then you’ve got, the Army, Iraq, I don’t know, something like that. It’s, it’s not as bright. So, that’s my little commercial for that.

When asked about this statement by the Bangor Daily News, Mr. King ended his response with “…of course we all support the troops.”

Nearly 100% of our courageous soldiers have a high school education, and many are trained specifically for high tech duties and responsibilities.

Mr. King, I say to you: it isn’t what you said, it’s what we think we heard.

Interesting discussion on Bill O’Reilly … they were talking about how women, such as Valerie Bertinelli, who lose weight are shown on TV in bikini’s.  There apparently are also quite a few ads with other stars – Cindy Crawford, Heather Locklear – in skimpy bikinis. The statement was made (more…)

Here’s another set of words from a classic TV show, Mash:

Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan: Colonel… Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan: Major Burns is ready to assist. Army Capt. “Trapper John” McIntyre: What do you think I’m doing? Stalling ’til my room is ready? Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan: I think it only fitting that a Captain be assisted by a Major when working on the son of a General, Colonel. Capt. Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce: I think you just conjugated the Pentagon!

How often do your thoughts sound clear to you, yet are confusing to others?

It isn’t what you said, it’s what they think they hear!

I was scanning the cable news networks’ websites and came across this on CNN: Cruise: ‘Things have been misunderstood’ In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, he said that his episode of jumping on her couch was “an authentic way of expressing his feelings for Katie Holmes.” When asked about his comments about anti-depressant drugs he “said he regretted that his views came out wrong.” His comments about Scientology are “when he [Cruise] refuses to answer questions about Scientology, people question why he’s avoiding the topic. When he does answer questions, he’s accused of preaching.” Does your opinion change after reading his explanations, or is your (more…)