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Want a perfect example of why I am somewhat pessimistic about the future of our nation? Here’s a great one…

I’m one of those people with a high cost of changing tasks. For the most part I have believed this is due to the intricately technical nature of both work and hobby which demand undivided attention for the sake of not only technical accuracy, but also safety.
Over the years I’ve considered this a […]

Imagine being a supposedly Christian ministry and removing ‘Jesus’ from your ministry’s name because you can get more money from non-believers who are turned off by the name of Jesus. When God promised to provide I really don’t think this is what he had in mind….

That is if you can find it under the deluge of garbage…

Every now and then it really helps to get the big picture.

The wife and I don’t go to many movies in a given year largely because most releases deserve little attention or are no better than a made for television special you might find on the networks or cable. But this year one of the first movies to really catch at least my attention was IRON […]

I have a mystery on my hands. When I got home last night there was a box on my desk from a company I’d never heard of and didn’t order anything from. Initially I thought it might be some promotional item (Dell is always sending me stuff like mobile mice and blue tooth headsets). But […]

I guess it is natural that with the fall of real estate prices in the United States, and the advent of Real Estate Tourism (Europeans taking bus tours looking for real estate bargains in the US) that other markets should follow to keep pace with competitive pressures from the United States. Interesting to note that […]

This will end well…. Can we put the Argentine president in a room with Maggie Thatcher for 10 minutes and get this settled? Again? Seems more humane than killing all those sheep residing in the Falklands… and would make a wonderful YouTube video.
Otherwise, GW may have to let Britain have a hand full of […]

If you think its lowering your cholesterol you’d better think again.
“no result— zilch. In no subgroup, in no segment, was there any added benefit” in terms of reducing plaque, said Dr. John Kastelein
Oops…

I’m don’t typically buy Buck knives but reading what they’re doing for returning troops I think it is time I take another look at their offerings. And kudos to the Navy for getting themselves squared away on the matter.

This type of thing seems to be becoming more and more common, someone lists someone else’s house as open to public picking over and an innocent man gets his property ransacked. How do you stop things like this? First, throw anyone who participates in jail. Second, disallow any such ads or require the owner […]

I believe I mentioned last month that the housing bust would turn around fairly quickly as prices fall and bargain hunters get into gear and it looks like it is already happening as sales of existing homes rise in February.
I had noticed a number of houses in my area which had been for sale for […]

Want further evidence that our budding “surveillance society” is not proof against criminals? How about the 200 surveillance cameras that failed to stop a rape suspect…
Surveillance has its place and its uses but it is not a substitute for a .38 in your pocket.

In December my wife’s 03 Grand Prix GT went out of warranty. I’ve recounted some of the problems here, probably not all. But final nail in the coffin, though, came this week.
A leak in the horribly engineered fresh air intake allows water to flow off the windshield, through the venting and fill up the passenger […]

A couple of weeks ago we received our new bed frame and got it all setup. The new frame is a platform with drawers under it and perfect for our tiny house as we’re always needing storage. Amusingly of the 6 drawers only a couple have anything in them two weeks later, but that’s another […]

Having flown one time on Midwest and being horribly dissatisified I find it ironic that they’re moving to sell their cookie dough which is such an important component in getting their dang flights off the ground on time. In the past decade I’ve flown Southwest, Delta Connection and the old Indianapolis based ATA and […]

I don’t spend much time listening to music whether corporate or independents but every now and then I’ll find something I like and River County happens to be one of them. I especially like the song We’re All Here (Because we ain’t all there) but enjoyed the all 3 of the selections on their […]

While Detroit may be leading the country in foreclosures they’re also leading the country in sales as well. Some may ridicule the bargain hunter view of the “housing bubble burst” but it appears buyers in Detroit are taking that view quite seriously. People forget that such markets while feeling short term pain are largely self […]

If you’re buying candy for your significant other you might want to check out this story about stores selling Valentine’s candy from 2007 or even before. Now I’ve eaten stale chocolate and the only thing worse than stale chocolate is no chocolate. But when they unwrapped a Big Kiss and it had worms in […]

Are you a multitasker? Then you need to read The Autumn of the Multitaskers…

Just one of hte many diseases once considered gone in the United States, thanks to the lack of control at our borders there is now a Leprosy outbreak in Northwest Arkansas. Add to that recently increasing incidents of tuberculosis and parasites… OH but to stop illegal immigration would be racist!

So this guy has 11 kids and circumcised his newest at home and the police threw him in jail for child abuse. Even the neighbors have proven to be total idiots:
“Sick, he’s got a sick mind,” a former neighbor said. “Anybody that would do that to their children — there’s something really wrong with […]

I’m not into the Rock scene so hadn’t ever seen this guy… Wolf Van Halen… Scary family resemblance…

‘La Raza’
blames the messenger. I doubt it ever occurred to them that there are several factors that have heightened the awareness of Americans - lack of summer jobs for teens, lack of inner city entry level jobs, bidding against competitors hiring illegally, rampant gang activity in closed mouthed Hispanic communities and the crime that comes […]