I can’t see this guy’s brain. I’m thinking maybe it is not actually there.

It being Twitter

While the “news” that Google was in “late-stage” talks to acquire Twitter, which TechCrunch reported last night, certainly sounds exciting, it isn’t accurate in any way, according to a number of sources BoomTown spoke to close to the situation.

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Although there has been plenty of blogosphere gossip regarding the monetisation of Twitter, the hugely popular social networking in 140 characters service, not a great deal of sense has been spoken. Until now. It would appear that an acquisition of Twitter by no less than Google is on the cards….

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Rachel looks different. Didn’t she used to wear glasses or something?

But srsly, Powell on Gitmo and related topics:

Hardly anyone ever visits us in our remote location in the northern Prairies, but when they do, they are important people such as Sarah Palin. So I suppose I should not have been surprized last night when the door knocker signaled a visit from … MARTHA WASHINGTON!!!
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I am at present engaged in a conversation with a person who sailed very unexpectedly out of my distant past, and it is quite a bit of fun. Well, OK, it was not unexpected. I conjured her up. But these details are unimportant at this time. What I wanted to share with you is a parallel finding that fell out of this conversation. This blog site has essays written by a number of people who attended the Free School, in Albany New York. I did not attend the Free School, which was a grade school, but I did attend the Community School, which was the High School version of the Free School. Some of the Free School graduates went on to the Community School, and were thus my classmates.

The Free School, as you may recall, was a project of Bill Ayers, the Terrorist who backed Obama (see this for more details). So this is where I learned the trade of a terrorist. Which amounted mainly to a study of history and art, the two strong points of the Community School as I recall.

My blast from the past has been very pleasant, and eventually I’ll tell you a thinly disguised version of what is going on now, because you may find it very entertaining. But less entertaining, and perhaps even somewhat shocking or at least deeply moving is the blast from the past my fellow blogger friend DNLee has experienced. Her former professor, Jerry Wolff had disappeared some time ago, presumably to go off by himself and carry out a carefully planned suicide. And a kind of recycling of himself, which apparently fit his character and his particular commitment as an ecologist who practices what he teaches about.

But eventually, his remains were found. Not by those searching for them, and not conjured up, just bumped into by a hiker. Please read about it here: Professor Jerry O. Wolff remains found

… is here at A Neotropical Savanna

It is a great issue, please go check it out!!!

The next edition will be hosted at Quiche Moraine, so please send your entires to this location.

According to recent press reports, the creationist organization Answers in Genesis will merge with the troubled insurance giant American International Group. The new corporation will be named AIG, for American Indulgences Group.

AIG chairman Edward Liddy will become the chairman of AIG. AIG chairman Ken Ham will be second in command and will continue to direct the Creation Museum, which will be renamed Credit Management. CM will rate bonds that are based on credit-default swaps on a scale from AAA to aaa. AIG will also subcontract with the Vatican to market indulgences in the United States. These indulgences are expected to become AIG’s major product. The Vatican, in an ecumenical gesture, agreed that it would not impose a religious test on those who purchased its indulgences.

Ham argues that redirecting his organization from young-earth creationism to voodoo economics is not as much of a leap…

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(Colin Powell told me it was your birthday, but he did not say how old you are.)

RMS

… Aieee! There’s something horrifying crashing through the shrubbery and it’s coming closer! ..

And it’s … it’s … it’s … The Carnival of Evolution!!!!

Big announcement. is Ed Schultz will now have an hour on MSNBC.

… Lynn’s comment about Azia!?!?!!

(This will only be of interest to those concerned with relationships, art, inspiration, the erotic, and really good food. Others stay away.)