While watching some of the non-stop coverage of Hurricane Irene, my Hobbit brain began wandering to the subjects that make up the title of this article. I admit to tuning it out when Fox News put Geraldo Rivera on air for hours to report as only Geraldo can. For those too young to remember, several years ago Geraldo breathlessly went on for hours as he "uncovered" the secret treasures of Al Capone's vault. In between watching the sledge hammers and jackhammers work their way through the concrete, we were treated to Geraldo speculating about what was in the vault. After two hours of mystery and drama,we were treated to an empty vault. I now routinely tune out Geraldo.
