"Obviousness is always the enemy to correctness." Bertrand Russell

"The most astonishingly incredible coincidence imaginable would be the complete absence of all coincidences." John Allen Paulos

"The art of prophecy is very difficult, especially with respect to the future." Mark Twain

Today's image: Dancing with clouds by Beat. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

New NewsGang Live: The latest podcast w/ Steve Gillmore and Doc Searls featuring NPR iCEO Dennis Haarsager and Stephen Hill from Hearts of Space. Listen in here (MP3). 80 minutes.

First tribe of wireless gets the order: Yahoo! turns to radio ads to lure Google Web searchers. CNET's Elinor Mills has the story here.

Congrats & cheers: Jeff Jarvis signs a book deal. Microsoft to debut Blews, an aggregation of political blogs.

"If a man isn't willing to take some risks for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good." Ezra Pound

"The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter - it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Mark Twain

"Life is known to be a process of combustion; intellect is the light produced by this process." Arthur Schopenhauer

Today's image: Silent by Beat. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Chasing the recent NPR leadership discussion a reader was kind enough to send me a link to a writing by public radio ace John Sutton. A Truly New Business Model, sets forth exactly the kind of thinking needed. Bravos, John!

Gone but not forgotten: CBS seems to have pulled the plug on their Public Eye initiative. The last post was in December. Changed up my link replacing Eye w/Couric.

Cramer's radio rant, "Doomed, RIP Radio": If you missed it on yesterday's Mad Money here's the link. He is right about radio securities, they're dead money. As always, consider consulting your own financial adviser.

CIO redefined: Chief Innovation Officer is the new job title for Lee Abrams who joins Randy Michaels and Sam Zell at the Tribune Company. Smart move, very smart.

Congrats & cheers: Mozilla releases Firefox 3.o beta 4. searchme up and running in private beta. Drew Horowitz named Executive Vice President Bonneville Radio, a well deserved recognition of talent.

Grapes: Gascon Malbec Mendoza 2006. Another wonderful red from the high altitude vines of Argentina. Exceptional value at $10. Fred Winston, a gourmet you should always trust to order the wine, weighs in to suggest a Spanish red. Jumilla 2006 Panarroz red. Agree with Fred on this one, a good value under $10. Thanks, Fred.

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