Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The Chicago bottleneck

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  For an illustration of how a major transport hub can become a major bottleneck, affecting the entire country's economy, see this short...
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The real economic facts are hidden beneath the hype

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  More and more, the powers that be are relying on obfuscation, confusion and "smoke and mirrors" to conceal just how bad our econ...
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"For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind"

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  That headline comes from the Bible:  Hosea 8:7 .  I can't think of a more appropriate application for it than those behind the so-call...
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Monday, December 19, 2022

Want to know why millions of Americans are no longer looking for work?

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  It's because millions of them are making more money from unemployment and welfare than they could by working.  The New York Post repor...
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A helpful (?) holiday reminder

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  From Eaton Rapids Joe : Sometimes holiday guests bring devices that you cannot figure out or are "locked". Alarms go off. They m...
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Memes that made me laugh 138

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, December 18, 2022

Sunday morning music

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  Two Christmas carols for you this morning:  one very powerful and moving, the other so bad it's actually good.  Be prepared to grind y...
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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Saturday Snippet and new books

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  Only one new book by friends this week.  Alma Boykin has published the latest in her new " Familiar Generations " series, which...
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Friday, December 16, 2022

Debt as a millstone around our economic necks

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  We've spoken on several previous occasions about the danger of debt, and how it's dragging down our entire economy.  Debt is not ...
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A military Twelve Days of Christmas

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  Received via e-mail, from one of my military readers. Subject: DoD's Twelve Days of Christmas The President has authorized the Depart...
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Thursday, December 15, 2022

A Bollywood werewolf horror comedy? Say it ain't so!

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  Regular readers will recall our several series of Bollywood fight scenes over the years.  Here's the trailer for a new film that invol...
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Some mothers do have them... *SIGH*

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  According to Cowboy State Daily , this piece of home-made ironmongery was found earlier this year on a Native American reservation in Iowa...
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How bad is the flu in your area?

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  This year's flu season appears to have arrived with a vengeance.  My wife was down with it most of last week, and I'm showing sign...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Headline of the week

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  From the BBC: Scientists find clitorises on female snakes Questions that come to mind: Who the heck decided this was a worthwhile subject ...
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American land-based versions of "Boaty McBoatface"?

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  A few years ago, Britain's Natural Environment Research Council announced a competition to name a new research vessel .  Given the sen...
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A return to medieval superstition in "woke" America?

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  How, precisely, does exhuming a corpse contribute to "wokeness" or anti-racism? The city of Richmond, Virginia, has dug up the ...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

A seaside reminder...

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  ... of the reason for the season.  Found on Gab ;  click the image for a larger view. That's lovely, and well and uniquely executed by...
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Two forecasts for 2023

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  We'll see in due course whether either forecast, or both, come(s) to pass. First, Brandon Smith thinks the economy is in for an even h...
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Heh

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  Found on Gab : My company just did a diversity survey. I checked every box and submitted it. I'm a Black, Hispanic, Caucasian, Asian, ...
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Monday, December 12, 2022

Two icy images with warm fuzzy effects

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  I came across both these images from Gab user " laylaloo " recently.  She has some interesting art and photographs on her site. ...
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