Supreme oboist?

U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Diane P. Wood, one of the names being touted as a successor to retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, plays the oboe.

The Los Angeles Times' Meghan Daum, a onetime practitioner of the instrument, notes that an orchestra's principal oboist plays the A to which the rest of the musicians tune their instruments, making oboists "about the most judgmental people on the face of the Earth. . . . Oboists may not always be right, but we're still the deciders":

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-daum-20100429,0,19656.column

Opposition-research riddle:

Q: What's the difference between a SCUD missile and a bad oboist?

A: A bad oboist can kill you.

(via MIT's jcb)