Okay, I’ll admit that tapping the funny bone these days is tougher than practicing chiropractic on an alligator farm. In fact, the gaping wounds of Wall Street have all but silenced the silly. Refusing surrender to the somber, I grabbed my boogie board and dove into the surf of the Internet. Soon I breathlessly surfaced through no-food diets and no-frills tooth extractions ads; past online auctions and in-line skating lessons; around non-fact news reports and non-tact political opinions; under sagging skin cream and lagging hair follicle promises. Nothing. Zeroinski. “Alas,” I thought. “Nothing is left to the imaginations.” Then I found the lost music score. Well, not I, but someone in France. According to Reuters News, a small music manuscript noted by someone named Mozart was found in a public library. I can just imagine the accompanying smiles.

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“Pale in comparison” is an idiom, like, “if you put a Volkswagen by a Hummer the ‘bug’ will take less gas to drive to Denver.” While that has nothing to do with politics, Sarah Palin has everything to do with it. No, this isn’t a paid political announcement, it’s just an observation. The Wasilla Wonder has invaded the national news like a Boeing 747 through a barn full of Biplanes. The Palin comparison is refreshing, no matter which aisle-side you occupy.

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