Notwithstanding FORTUNE magazine’s portrayal of him as a futurist (“The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth”, May 14 issue), Ray Kurzweil has demonstrated an eerie sense of delusion. An obvious indication of his delusional nature is that the man intends not to die. And he’s planning to achieve that by taking 230 supplement pills,… Read More: The scary thing about Ray Kurzweil »
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After her dismal showing in the opening round of the US Women’s Open in California where she carded an 11-over-par 82, Michelle Wie was quoted as saying: “It’s just a very fine line between shooting 69 and shooting what I shot. It’s a couple strokes here, a couple of strokes there.” Wow… a very fine… Read More: A Wie bit delusional »
Sometimes when you read the headlines in the news, you probably cannot help but suppress a giggle. Consider these:“Tiger’s wife gives birth to a daughter” – The Associated Press“Tiger’s new cub is a baby girl” – Independent Online The problem with the above is that they assume their audience is familiar with Tiger Woods (and… Read More: Writing headlines »
Or could she? Apparently, a dozen or so city jails across the state of California offer pay-to-stay prison upgrades for offenders whose crimes are considered minor (not sure if this includes DUI and violation of probation) and who are willing to supplement their debt to society with cash. As with anything designed for the rich,… Read More: Paris Hilton could have stayed there »
As if getting insulted by Sarah Silverman on MTV Movie Awards wasn’t bad enough, Paris Hilton also had the “pleasure” of being the subject matter of a totally random art competition for children. Called the Paris Hilton Obituary Writing Contest, it solicited 300-word (or less) entries from three age groups – 13 to 14, 15… Read More: Time to write Paris Hilton’s obituary »