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Books and Stuff
It has taken me a while but I finally have plowed through my latest bit of books. I’ve also begun to attack two others. The S.O. dragged me to an estate sale after my sister left Saturday morning. She...
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Busy night tonight with some correspondence that needed to be attended to. Could not put it off any longer. Also had to spend some time working on one of my on-line courses. I hate on-line courses....
View ArticleSupply side economics explained……
My Canadian counterpart-as he so often does- has captured in a few sentences, why Dr. Laffer is wrong: California is precisely why I distrust supply-side economics so much. While tax cuts may increase...
View ArticleBlogging bleg…..
Help! My blog has fallen and it can’t get up. More specifically my WYSIWYG visual editor went bye-bye in the WordPress 2.8 upgrade. Any thoughts on how to fix?
View ArticleI always wondered how they did it…….
One thing I miss living here in Hillbilly Hell Shopping Mall, is the lack of any good sushi. For a place that prides itsefl on bass fishing-they would not know a good piece of fish if it walked up and...
View ArticleA touch of grey……….
I have seen the doctor….. And he has seen me. And for the moment at least-everything seems fine. Besides its always good to get that yearly reminder of why I really enjoy being heterosexual. He did...
View ArticleBarbarians at the gate……..
We had some digging work done yesterday. Utility markings had been done-grass spray painted, that should take care of it right? WRONG. The cable for the TV and internet and phone were cut. But good. To...
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We all know how this meme goes……
Idealism wrapped in naivete. I continue to shake my head at guys like Ralph Peters and others who continue to advocate for a noisy, rattle the cages, type of encouragement of the electoral chaos in...
View ArticleI’ll buzz in on that one, Alex.
"I’ll take stupid neocon fantasies for 400, Alex." "Ok, Skippy: The answer is: "one of the reasons there is a substantial reform movement in Iran — particularly among its young people — is because of...
View ArticleDon’ t just take my word about Iran……
Listen to what Mr. Will has to say. Great minds think alike: Sometimes its just better to ride the wave. As Mr. Paul points out-what about these guys?
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Revisiting my Iranian experience…..
Back in 2006 I posted this review of Seymour Hersh’s latest expose. Given the events that are going on in Iran today- I thought it might be worth a look see again.-Skippy-san Well, this time safely...
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Chump change
With all the money the Navy is blowing on F-18′s and F-35′s and LCS’s these days-they could buy the whole E-2 fleet a couple of times over: The E-2D Hawkeye is over budget, but the Navy needs it...
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Anybody- got any for a good Digital SLR camera? I’ve got the bug to get one. Nikon or Canon? What say you?
View ArticleEnd of an era
Alas, you can no longer buy Kodachrome: Eastman Kodak Co. announced Monday that it’s bidding farewell to Kodachrome, its oldest and the first commercially successful film. At first, it seemed like...
View ArticleFreight train coming through
Whenever a man hears these words: The star of TLC’s "Jon & Kate Plus 8" filed for a no-fault divorce Monday inMonday in Montgomery County Court in Pennsylvania. She says in papers that she’s...
View ArticleGood thing Glenn Beck can’t speak Japanese……
He’d been crying on stage about what a socialist Taro Aso is. Loss-making Japan Airlines (JAL) could receive up to 100bn yen ($1bn; £635m) in state aid, say reports, on condition that the airline’s...
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