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The Flight 1549 survivors escape to tell the tale

The New Neo Posted on January 19, 2009 by neoJanuary 19, 2009

Disasters leaving no survivors are not only tragic and terrifying, they remain mysterious. If no one escapes to tell the tale, we are left to imagine how the unfortunate victims spent their last moments. Was the end quick, or did … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster | 39 Replies

The science of love: what fools these mortals be

The New Neo Posted on January 17, 2009 by neoAugust 31, 2011

The NY Times reports on researchers’ attempts to discover the chemical mediators of that complex emotion we call love. Some of this research has been done with prairie voles, who seem to share humans’ ability to be monogamous—although I doubt … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Literature and writing, Men and women; marriage and divorce and sex | 11 Replies

The mother of all Nigerian scams

The New Neo Posted on January 17, 2009 by neoJanuary 17, 2009

The following email was forwarded to me by a friend. As Nigerian scams go, it is a thing of beauty, don’t you think? And despite the scammers’ continuing inability to master the English language, the closing sentence is a masterpiece: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Replies

The man for the hour: Captain Sullenberger

The New Neo Posted on January 16, 2009 by neoJanuary 16, 2009

The universally acknowledged hero of yesterday, who made the Flight 1549 story one of a controlled landing rather than a plane crash, is US Air pilot Chesley Sullenberger No one who knew Sullenberger (known as “Sully”) was the least bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, People of interest | 14 Replies

The Flight 1549 story has all the right stuff

The New Neo Posted on January 16, 2009 by neoJanuary 16, 2009

We can’t get enough of this story. It contains the perfect balance of suspense and joyful resolution: harrowing danger combined with rescue from what had looked to be certain and deadly harm. These ingredients are more ordinarily the stuff of … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster | 9 Replies

Farewell from Bush, farewell to Bush

The New Neo Posted on January 16, 2009 by neoJanuary 16, 2009

I watched President Bush’s farewell speech last night. I was struck by his demeanor, which seemed subtly different to me: more relaxed, less smirky, more graceful. Perhaps more indicative of his real self, the one he shows to friends and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 46 Replies

I guess that miracles…

The New Neo Posted on January 15, 2009 by neoJanuary 15, 2009

…do happen. You may be watching the proceedings on TV right now, as I am. Amazing visuals, astounding story, with what appears to be an against-all-odds happy ending.

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Posted in Uncategorized | 16 Replies

What did Mrs. Madoff know and when did she know it?

The New Neo Posted on January 15, 2009 by neoJanuary 15, 2009

You might ask: who cares about Mrs. Madoff? After all, it’s her husband who’s the culprit. There’s little doubt that this is true. But a rather intriguing article appeared in today’s NY Times on the subject of the involvement (or … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe | 33 Replies

Here’s one historian…

The New Neo Posted on January 15, 2009 by neoJanuary 15, 2009

…who thinks history will look kindly on President Bush.

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I’m for the Labradoodle

The New Neo Posted on January 14, 2009 by neoJanuary 14, 2009

The Obamas are trying to decide what sort of dog to get, and seem to have narrowed it down to the Labradoodle versus the Portuguese water dog. America votes again, and this time the mutt wins it by a hair. … Continue reading →

Posted in Obama | 19 Replies

Obama’s choice on Israel

The New Neo Posted on January 14, 2009 by neoJanuary 18, 2009

As with so many things about Obama, we just don’t know what his policy on Israel will be. But his dilemma is clear: will he appease the left wing of his party and go the Jimmy Carter route? Or will … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 57 Replies

Making predictions about the economy—or much of anything else

The New Neo Posted on January 13, 2009 by neoJanuary 13, 2009

Are these guys correct, and is the worst of the recession behind us? I certainly don’t know—but neither does anyone else. It would, however, be a wonderful thing to have the answer, because we are being asked to act in … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe | 55 Replies

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