Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Friendship doesn't exist in a vacuum . . .

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. . . or does it? Peter
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While on the subject of politics and corruption . . .

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. . . why, precisely, would four politicians be trying to persuade the Justice Department to defy a direct Presidential order and not rel...
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Note to Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI): "Oh, hell, no!"

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For those who missed the news : Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) told men to "shut up and step up" when it comes to Brett Kavanaugh...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

"Prelates and Pederasts"

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That's the title of a searing article by Paul Rahe on the clergy child sex abuse crisis within the Catholic Church.  Here's an exc...
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So much for cultural appropriation

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This made me laugh out loud. My nephew Kyle came to live with us this summer after his freshman year of college. Apparently he’s now a ...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

Why politicians won't do what the electorate wants

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Stephan Pastis provides what seems to me like a pretty accurate explanation.  Click the image for a larger version at the comic strip'...
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The Kavanaugh accusation: "In war, truth is the first casualty"

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That saying comes from the Greek playwright  Aeschylus .  It's particularly apt in the case of the allegations leveled against Brett K...
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What's in a name?

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It is to laugh - for some people, anyway.  The (very) small town of Uranus, Missouri, has a new newspaper . "The Uranus Examiner....
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Sunday, September 16, 2018

Sunday morning music

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Let's have something a little different this morning. We've played the music of Joaquín Rodrigo , the famous Spanish composer, se...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

We need to tread very carefully in the Middle East

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I'm growing more and more concerned about the escalating conflict in Syria, particularly the war of words between the USA and Russia.  ...
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What ails Main Street

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A very interesting article analyzes some of the factors dragging down traditional retail businesses, and the cities and parts of cities th...
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Friday, September 14, 2018

Happy dog!

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Borrowed from Daily Timewaster's latest "Friday Open Road" collection : "I rule the wind and the world!  Woof!...

Pets in an emergency situation

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With Hurricane Florence now having arrived in North Carolina, I was reminded of how many pets had suffered in previous hurricanes of my exp...
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If at first you don't succeed . . .

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. . . they used to say "Try, try again!", but in this case, I think that may be too expensive. Also, this miss was  not a...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018

About that Puerto Rican hurricane death toll . . .

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I can't help but agree with President Trump when he cast aspersions on the newly increased death toll attributed to Hurricane Maria in...
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A challenging rescue

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Reader Ed C. e-mailed me the link to this video clip after reading my previous post .  Thanks, Ed!  It depicts a hazardous helicopter rescu...
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(Special Forces) boys and their (flying) toys

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The 160th SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Stalkers)  recently held exercises in New York City, to the c...
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Heh

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Received via e-mail, origin unknown (clickit to biggit): Peter
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

You and your ammunition

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A giggleworthy article at the Gunmart blog classifies you, as a gun owner, in terms of your choice of carry (i.e. defensive) ammunition.  ...
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Go away!

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An elephant enjoying himself in the Chobe River lets tourists know, in no uncertain terms, that they're too close and need to go away. ...
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