We are the Borg! Part II

It was the 1970’s and the world was no longer viewed as a large formidable expanse.  Humans walked on the moon, sending us snapshots of a finite earth.  We jetted from coast-to-coast for work and pleasure in less time than an automobile day trip.  And even the car rides were fast with the advent of new, wider super highways.  The earth was shrinking!

Still, the one invention that shortened the distance between two points, and was a bit more affordable than a trip to the moon or a coast-to-coast flight, was the simple telephone.  And because it was affordable, it was accessible to all.

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Eye of Newt! Mitt? Rick? Ron?

Try this riddle . . . How many debates are needed to win a Republican nomination?  Answer?  Nobody knows, yet!  As of this writing, the debate in Arizona was the 20th such deliberation, which now finds the public searching for Gilligan’s Island reruns to complete their evening TV experience rather than face another reality show circus routine with a group of character assassinating foul balls.

The debates started with six (6) candidates in May 2011, blossomed to nine (9) in September of 2011, and ended, thus far, Continue reading

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Wenn Sie in diesem Land leben . . .

Speak the language!  German scholars will recognize the title as “If you live in this country. . .”  Most of us know this statement well and hear it from time to time when one of us is frustrated by a heavy-accented voice or a non-English speaking citizen.  “If you live in this country, speak the language!” was front and center when Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia posted a sign for its customers that read, “This is America: When ordering, please speak English!”  Ah, the city of brotherly love!

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We are the Borg! Part 1

I hate the phone!  Absolutely despise it! On a personal basis, I find it a wasted piece of technology.  Objectively, I realize it’s an evil necessity, and honestly admit it is a bit of genius . . . or at least, it started with a few geniuses.

From the ringing magnets of Charles Grafton Page to Elisha Gray’s “harmonic telegraph,” and a dozen brilliant minds in-between, many an electrical current was passed  to and fro before the Continue reading

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