How about that catchy little title? Last time, after I'd written about "A Diversion on the WalMart Self-Serve Machines" and finished the complete entry, I wandered over to HowStuffWorks. And there was the above topic about psychopaths.

"But not all psychopaths are violent -- some are "merely" manipulative, dishonest and incapable of experiencing deep emotions, and they may blend in with society with relative ease. A CEO who cheats his employees out of their pensions and then walks off without a tinge of regret may be a psychopath. Psychopaths, violent or non-violent, have no "moral compass," no conscience."

"The study (conducted in 2006 by a group of London-based scientists) set out to test the idea that psychopaths don't experience empathy for other people's distress -- can't understand, sense or appropriately react to it -- because they don't grasp the signs of that distress."

"The researchers concluded that in psychopaths, the neural pathways that are supposed to process signs of human distress are either non-functional or work completely differently than those pathways work in the general population."

Some quick facts: Cruise has starred in 27 movies producing an average box office gross of $99.9 million, for a total of $2.6 billion. (See CNNMoney - Paramount: Cruise is risky business.)

Two other quick facts. I've read that Redstone is so cheap that he still wears his usher's pants from when he had such a job. I've seen a quote that said that Tom was the third most recognized figure in cinema, behind Marilyn Monroe at #1 and Gary Grant at #2. (I can't find the quote; but the factor was something akin to most recognized.)

Ennis del Mar might have said of Redstone as he did of Jack Twist's father: "...a not uncommon type with the hard need to be the stud duck in the pond." Does that sound like psychotic behavior?

Last week, I bought a new atomic clock to replace the one that went kaput. This one is a La Crosse Atomic Clock that tells the time in either 12-hour or 24-hour mode; month and date; day of the week in one of four languages; phase of the moon; and indoor and outdoor temperature in either Celsius or Fahrenheit. A module is provided to place outside to measure the temp and transmit it to the clock every four minutes.

An atomic clock receives and displays the time which originates from the National Institute of Standards and Technology Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado via radio station WWVB.

This all seems quite extraordinary to me. Almost magical. My truth in journal ethics indicates that I must mention that my clock is slightly different from the one displayed. Primary difference is that decorative bands to the left and right are on the top and bottom.

Last night's "Doctor Who" was produced as a video diary akin to something you might see on YouTube. Actually the first time we've seen the Doctor from an outsider's point of view. I certainly had never thought of the fact that everything has always been from the Doctor's point of view.

Without going into the story, the monster was the delightful creature at the left: Abzorbaloff, who reveals himself to be from Klom, the twin planet of Raxacoricofallapatorius. See Outpost Gallifrey: Episode Guide for more details. (This has to be one of the premiere fan sites on the web.)

As I've mentioned, my standard lunch place services a buffet, and obesity abounds among the clientele. Not to be too snarky, but there are far too many who need to look into South Beach, NutriSystem, Atkins or nuts and berries.

As I turned the corner from the entryway, I saw a very large person at a table and the first thing that popped into my brain was: "Oh my gawd, it's Abzorbaloff!".

The video maker in last night's "Doctor Who" seemed so familiar. I knew I'd seen him before, in more than one series. So I looked him up, and his name is Marc Warren. Next I check IMDB: see Marc Warren. Good heavens, no wonder, he seems familiar! IMDB lists him as being in 60 productions. And he will be 40 in a few months; he really looks like he could be in his mid 20s.

PAX!