Archive for March, 2009
Food for Thought
Monday, March 9th, 2009Penn Jillette and partner Teller (yes, he carries a single legal name) have been amazing audiences with their two-man comedy magic act, Penn & Teller, since 1981. I’ve seen a few of their television specials and have always found myself shaking my head in complete “how did they do that?” befuddlement.
Both men are perhaps as […]
Goliath’s Blunder
Friday, March 6th, 2009Few stories in the Bible are as familiar as that of David and Goliath. The main characters have entered the popular lexicon as metaphors for wildly mismatched opponents. When Buddy Witherspoon challenged Senator Lindsey Graham in South Carolina’s Republican primary last year, the Beaufort Gazette painted Witherspoon as a David going up against the Goliath […]
