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* … Al Gore was not in attendance.” Al Gore, in a statement which will go down in history as the equivalent of “a mind is a terrible thing to lose,” remarked that he had invented the internet.

* … in the Grant Wood manner … Grand Wood (1892-1942) was an American artist best known for his painting of a Midwestern farmer holding a pitchfork and his wife called “American Gothic.”

* … definition of what a “driver” is. If I have to explain the phrase, “it depends on what your definition of “is” is, then let me be the first to welcome you to planet Earth.

* Gabe Kaplan … Was the star of a 1970’s sitcom called, “Welcome Back, Kotter.” The theme song was performed by John Sebastian who was the lead singer of a group called “The Lovin’ Spoonful.” Although Kaplan was the star of the show, the actor who played the character “Vinnie Barbarino” became, by far, the most famous. That would be John Travolta.

* Why not get some of those smart mice …? There were reports earlier this month, of genetically altered mice who are much smarter than their “natural” brethren. If it is true that elephants are afraid of mice, the Thai government, when it finishes with the East Timor business, could use smart rodents like the Pied Piper of Hamlin to march the elephants back to, where ever elephants come from.