Amercia

Where is spell check when you need it? Apparently, Mitt Romney wants to be president of Amercia. Oops. Stephen talked about this and then sang our new nation's praises. Don't get up. Remain seated. You may remember Mitt Romney likes to sing the song, "America the Beautiful." Well, same tune, different words, really different words. You have to go over to Colbert Nation and listen to Stephen sing the anthem.

Stephen closed that segment by getting his audience to cheer with him for Romney 2102:
SUA   SUA   SUA   SUA

Alan Alda. Where to start? He is to be admired. He still has that boyish charm of Hawkeye from M.A.S.H. He still has that twinkle in his eye. He told us that he tends to be an independent thinker, so in that regard, he probably is quite a bit like Stephen. I wish the interview could have been longer because I think Stephen could learn a lot from Alan Alda, mainly a little bit of comedic chatter. Stephen is a newsman, and a good one at that. However, he could be better if he would lighten up a bit and throw in a joke now and then.

Let me explain. Sometimes interviews tend to be so exciting that both people talk at the same time. That happened with Alan Alda and Stephen. So as not to seem to be criticizing Stephen, Alan Alda just quickly said, "Don't let me interrupt." Ha ha ha. That is funny. I will have to remember that. So much more effective than pouting or yelling at the interviewer.

Enough humor though. Science. Specifically, World Science Festival. I wish I was in New York City. I would so go to this. It's going on right now, even as we speak. Well, maybe not in the wee hours of the night, but still, it would be worth going. Levar Burton, yet another one of my heroes, spoke on May 30. Conductor Brad Lubman and the Orchestra of St. Luke's performed. And what about a Universal Vaccine? Is that possible? So, cool stuff going on there.

What is a flame? That is what Alan Alda wants to know. And he wants scientists to explain it. And he wants them to explain it to 11-year-old kids. Thirty countries plus USA (SUA?) had entries and they were judged by actual 11-year-olds. Not to be outdone by 11-year-olds judgment of the answers, Stephen explained in great detail what a flame is.

Now I understand completely.