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The Mayan Calendar
Now that the dust has settled and we all realize the world is not going to end, it is time to bid a sad farewell to the Mayans and their calendar. So, as of Friday, we will not see cable … Continue reading
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The NRA wants to tax us all
The great and wonderful NRA has spoken! They say that the mass shooting in Newtown, Ct, was caused by the prevalence of violent video games (who knew!). The great and wonderful NRA cannot admit that the easy availability of large capacity magazines might have … Continue reading
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Gun control in a violent country
The US is a violent country and we are almost completely unwilling to try to do something about it. We treat the 2nd amendment as if it is holy writ. Charles Blow has a very good piece in today’s NY Times … Continue reading
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More Mass Shootings
We had news of a school shooting on Friday 12/14/2012. It happened in Newtown, Connecticut. As of this morning the death total is 26 with 20 of them children. It is a bit unusual that it was an elementary school. … Continue reading
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Goodbye Sierra our dear friend
Shawnne awoke around 7am today and found our dog Sierra sprawled out on the floor. She could barely walk. Not a good sign. She had been declining for some time and it was obvious by 2011. She has had diabetes … Continue reading
Romney shoots himself in the foot again.
Mitt Romney is a bitter man. I was going to say stupid but all evidence is that he is not stupid. He is almost totally tone deaf to how he sounds and that can make him appear stupid. He has … Continue reading
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Emergency Preparedness and Sandy
Let me preface this by reminding people that I spent most of my life in NJ and I have seen my share of hurricanes and tropical storms. Hurricane Sandy should be a eye-opener for people in the Northeast. They were … Continue reading
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Republican Blackmail
It is time to stop Republican attempts to win through blackmail, what they cannot win through ordinary politics. The recession was not caused by high taxes. Business decline was not caused by high taxes. Evidence is clear that the US … Continue reading
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Happy post-Election Day!
It’s Wednesday afternoon in America November 7th and the good guys won. I followed the campaign news and all the late polls pointed to an Obama win. Still, I am not an optimist so until the first returns started showing … Continue reading
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I don’t support our troops
One of the phrases we see every day is that we must ‘support our troops’. Some of this is a remembrance of how returning troops were treated when they came home from the Vietnam War and that I can understand. The … Continue reading
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