3.22.2004
SNAKE BITES are making news in Thailand. Boonreung Bauchan was killed by a cobra when the treatment by herbal medicine and whiskey didn't have the desired effect. Conflicting reports indicate that the reptile may have been a mamba. "Snake Man" Bauchan set a new world record in 1998 after surviving seven days in an enclosure with snakes.
Although such bites can be deadly, it may be prudent to make sure the victim is dead. In the West Bengal village of Sonapalasi, an eight-year-old boy looked to have died from a snake bite. As local customs dictate, he was set afloat in a raft on Damodar river only to revive somewhere downstream. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember the name of the village he came from and didn't return for 11 years. Don't know if his little excursion helped him forget his hometown.
Where does mysticism end and technology begin? There is a report of a "magic laser" being used to treat snake bites in Arizona. Perhaps this treatment is to Southwest desert dwellers what a river raft trip is to Sonapalasians.
Speaking of the Southwest, rattlesnake season has arrived early with reports of snakes biting man and man's best friend. "They usually don't come out of hibernation until April," said an animal control officer in this spurious quote, "But then again, presidential TV ads are starting earlier than usual this year."
Although such bites can be deadly, it may be prudent to make sure the victim is dead. In the West Bengal village of Sonapalasi, an eight-year-old boy looked to have died from a snake bite. As local customs dictate, he was set afloat in a raft on Damodar river only to revive somewhere downstream. Unfortunately, he couldn't remember the name of the village he came from and didn't return for 11 years. Don't know if his little excursion helped him forget his hometown.
Where does mysticism end and technology begin? There is a report of a "magic laser" being used to treat snake bites in Arizona. Perhaps this treatment is to Southwest desert dwellers what a river raft trip is to Sonapalasians.
Speaking of the Southwest, rattlesnake season has arrived early with reports of snakes biting man and man's best friend. "They usually don't come out of hibernation until April," said an animal control officer in this spurious quote, "But then again, presidential TV ads are starting earlier than usual this year."
3.12.2004
HIATUS On vacation for a week.
WALTER CRONKITE was old in 1981 when he stepped down from the CBS Evening News. But I'm a lot closer to retirement than I was then. Cronkite, now 87, feels he left the anchor desk too soon, and is grumbling about promises made and unkept for stepping down in favor of Dan Rather. CBS keeps renewing Cronkite's contract, but unlike what they SAID they were going to do, has never let him back on the program. Would the "most trusted man in America" lie?
He certainly keeps in the public eye. Whether it's providing the voice of Ben Franklin for the PBS show "Liberty's Kids;" or writing his opinions in his syndicated newspaper features; or lending his name to Arizona State University to encourage continued excellence in journalism; or his ongoing interest in space.
I can't help but agree with this TV Critic who compares Cronkite to Howard Stern. If Cronkite was still in the power chair of the evening news and editorializing his opinions, some of which no doubt anger the Bush Administration, would Cronkite's job be in jeopardy. Stern's is.
He certainly keeps in the public eye. Whether it's providing the voice of Ben Franklin for the PBS show "Liberty's Kids;" or writing his opinions in his syndicated newspaper features; or lending his name to Arizona State University to encourage continued excellence in journalism; or his ongoing interest in space.
I can't help but agree with this TV Critic who compares Cronkite to Howard Stern. If Cronkite was still in the power chair of the evening news and editorializing his opinions, some of which no doubt anger the Bush Administration, would Cronkite's job be in jeopardy. Stern's is.
CROCODILES Yet another news story. Please refer to my 3.5.2004 post for more recent croc communiqués.
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