Plus, it would be pretty wild if RIM ended up validating a Palm product idea so seemingly doomed that the company killed it dead just four months after it was announced in 2007 -- we're not saying the times haven't changed dramatically, but we'd note the Celio RedFly has thus far failed to blow up the universe.

ENGADGET: WSJ: RIM testing Blackberry tablet for potential release by year's end

Woods has a lot of ground to make up, but what a wild scene it will be if he maneuvers his way into contention on Sunday.

WSJ: Jason Gay: Tiger's Staying, Are You?: Masters Golf Tournament

If that alternative really had been available, then it might be reasonable to conclude that the wild roller-coaster on which Russia has lived for the past decade was unnecessary, perhaps even the result of some collective folly in which western governments colluded.

ECONOMIST: Observing Russia