Sunday, December 15, 2024

Sunday morning music

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  Some of you may have heard of basso profondo singer Geoff Castellucci , who gained exposure with the group Voiceplay on NBC's series ...
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Friday, December 13, 2024

I can get behind Syria's new leader on this

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  Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has called for all Syrian refugees to return to that country and help rebuild it . Sounds like an excellent idea to m...
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"A passing bomber"

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  Heard an interesting "rumor" from a friend yesterday, one of whose relatives is said to be with an unnamed outfit, from an unide...
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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Are our smaller towns declining, too?

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  The fertility rate  in any developed nation needs to be 2.1 (meaning that every woman has to produce at least two children - more in a les...
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Officials need to go to jail for this!

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  The short version, courtesy of Wall Street Apes on X  (click the image for a larger view): The inquiry: How on earth can any immigration ...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Heads up for gunnies: end-of-year ammo sale at SGAmmo

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  My favorite ammo supplier, SGAmmo of Oklahoma, is having an end-of-year clearance sale to reduce their inventory tax bill at the end of th...
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Syria's new submarine fleet...

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  ... previously known as the Syrian Navy.  Click the image for a larger view. As noted on Monday , Israel is destroying every major militar...
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The "refugee" masquerade is coming unraveled

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  We've known for years (and said in these pages on frequent occasions) that most of the so-called "refugees" seeking "as...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Thoughts about prolonged emergencies

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  I've developed certain ideas about staying alive when the world is going to hell in a handbasket all around you.  They're based on...
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Say it ain't so!!!

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  I was amused to read that Britain's love for tea may be "cooling off" . Last week, one of Britain’s oldest tea firms, Typhoo...
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Monday, December 9, 2024

The Syrian mess

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  The situation in Syria, after the fall of the Assad government, is so murky as to defy quick analysis.  There are wheels within wheels, cu...
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Memes that made me laugh 239

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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 8, 2024

Sunday morning music

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  I'm not big on the secular celebration of Christmas.  To me it's a season of grace, of faith, of belief.  Nevertheless, there are ...
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Friday, December 6, 2024

Seaweed underwear???

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  This report from the BBC raised my eyebrows. It sounded too good to be true, and a manufacturer's Web site is even more so.  I fail ...
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The real danger of a meltdown in fiat currencies

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  I've said a lot over the years about the perils of fiat currency, the danger of the immense debt "overhang" to the US econom...
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Thursday, December 5, 2024

The Ukraine war spills over into Syria - and perhaps further?

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  News from Syria of a sudden, unheralded onslaught by fundamentalist Islamic terrorist movements, driving the Syrian armed forces out of Al...
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Well, isn't this special?

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  I was astonished to read this news from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shiel...
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Yes, I've got 'em, too...

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  For people who avoid making mountains out of molehills, from Stephan Pastis.  Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the "Pe...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Abolishing the IRS and income tax - a racial as well as a financial question?

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  Millions of Americans receive what's known as the Earned Income Tax Credit  (EITC) every year.  This means that, even if they paid no ...
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A duel with a weird result and a happy ending (sort of)

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  As part of my research for a forthcoming book, I've been reading up about the history of dueling in New Orleans during the 18th and 19...
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