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. . . do we expect equal rewards for unequal effort.
. . . do bizarre and improbable things happen on a daily basis.
. . . is society defined by celebrities and the lunatic fringe.
. . . does every idea spawn a thousand different interpretations.
. . . are manufactured minorities a majority of the population.
. . . are you taken seriously whether you are playing with a full deck or not.
. . . is the line between the mainstream and the lunatic fringe so often fuzzy.

There are billions of bizarre stories on planet Earth –a large subset of which seem to occur smack dab between our shining seas. Only a few of those billions are presented here, nicely grouped into categories . . .

THE HUMAN JUNGLE

A BETTER LIFE THRU TECHNOLOGY

DIFFERENT STROKES

THINGS MECHANICAL

YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK

ENTREPENEURS

FAIRY TALES

POLITICS

UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

THE SPORTING LIFE

SUNDRY STUFF

Here are some "today-ish" vignettes that may or may not have a bearing on current events; click in the box to see the whole story . . .

With bad weather spinning up everywhere this system should soon become very popular . . .

An infallible source for predicting elections. If they could only vote . . .

Some presidential candidates have memorable relatives - and some have very memorable relatives . . .

It's time to wish everyone a Merry, umm, "something-or-other" . . .

Christmas just seems to be that time of year when the Political Correctness nut jobs are out in full force . . .

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