After the ritual check of the drosometer*, the morning Staff meeting at the Objective Observatory opens by consulting the curious Forgotten Words calendar. A recent entry described an ancient Whit Monday celebration: "... the rest of the day is spent in dancing, mirth and merry glee." Readers, that was then. Now, as we look around the world just after Whit Monday, there isn't a whit of merry glee to speak of. The world is polluted and getting hotter; icebergs are melting and oceans rising; there isn't enough oil; religious crazies abound everywhere, ready to blow you up for fun. In the United States, the Administration is hyper-incompetent and subverting the Constitution, while the Congress is corrupt and childish; and, as frosting, the stock markets are panicking. Even Smiling Anguilla is suffering from over-construction, secrecy, and the first signs of community distrust. The list of subjects to worry about is full; take your pick. Bird Flu? Deficits? The horrid mess of Iraq? The new crazy in Iran? Terrorists in Toronto of all places? Let us see today if we can sort the real threats, and their real causes, from the silly claims so popular with pols.

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