The Concept of Having and Not Having

I recently lost a black camera bag which contained a rather large and expensive lens. It also contained a flash card with quite a bit of storage space. Retail value, I'd estimate close to 550 bux. In addition last week, my Camry of 10 years was towed away from me, it's current value approximately 250 bux. (not running awaiting tax deductible donation/ junk sale) I won't plead for its return. But the problem here is simple; I lose things, and lose them too often. In college we developed the concept of having and not having. We concluded that having and being aware of the location of our things was a good thing, while being oblivious to the location of our things was not. We realized that this was an essential concept to learn, as many of us habitually lost our posessions, often never to regain them. Today, I pledge to apply myself to fully grasping the concept of having and not having.

Breathin down Obama's neck

Why is the mainstream media seemingly consumed by curiosity over who Obama will choose for a VP? He has barely had time to digest Hillary's "suspension" of her campaign. The wording here is quite interesting as well; "suspension". It's as if Hillary plans on resuming her campaign in the remaining weeks before the Democratic National Convention. Perhaps this is a veiled illusion to the Bobby Kennedy reference she made a few short weeks ago.
In terms of the VP selection, I am intrigued by the amount of media attention given to Barak's "short list", and the disinterest given to McCain's. Why the imbalance? Is the implication here that Barak needs to hurry up and choose a "good ol boy" or gal for that matter, so he can start to woo middle America? Perhaps. Or maybe a more sinister plot is amiss aimed at stirring up additional instability and strife within the Democratic Party's already tenuous ranks. Whatever the case may be, the media frenzy over Barak's VP choice is an interesting phenomenon which in some way reflects the psychology of our popular culture and casts a bit of fog over the real issues; ie the economy, the impending fuel crisis, foreign policy, health care, immigration, etc.......