The reach of Gold as a physical financial instrument since the economic death spiral started is interesting. As someone recently asked me, if the financial infrastructure goes down what good is gold? A good question since you can’t eat it and unless you’re planning on exchanging an entire bar or Krugerrand for a loaf of [...]
FINALLY! I was beginning to worry whether Atlas Shrugged would be playing somewhere here of if I was going to have to plan an overnight trip somewhere. As of now there are 4 Indiana theaters!.
It’s been going on for years and finally someone besides consumers are reporting the stealth downsizing causing us to pay more for less. Now the article focuses on food but that’s not the only place I’m seeing it, also in paper products and cleaning supplies.
Poor Sophie. Somewhere in the course of a 15 minute poddy break (about all the longer the bum wants to spend outdoors anyway) she crossed paths with a skunk. After examining her I find it mostly on her nose, neck and feet so I suspect she’s walked through it rather than having being sprayed.. This [...]
Anyone else annoyed by the media pronouncing Bahrain as Ba-Ha-Rain, or the Klingon sounding Bach-Ha-Rain? I mean are they just trying to be cool, start a trend, or just to lazy to look it up?
The animal rights activists are going to hate this one, since they’ve been the primary driver of the ‘meat is bad for you’ myth when another study is showing there is no conclusive link between heart disease and red meat. The review says there is ‘no conclusive link’ between cardiovascular disease and red meat, which [...]
Well what do you know…. it’s working…..
I considered making light of this honey of a wreck but as there was a fatality I shall refrain so as to avoid any stinging rebukes….
As someone who spends a lot of time in the sun I will occasionally use sunscreen but usually don’t bother. I’ll frequently wear a long sleeve cotton dress shirt to keep the sun off my arms but only if I’m already looking like a lobster face will I apply any to my face and then [...]
Thar be Cougars here…. the big kitty cat variety that is, so don’t forget your big kitty boom-stick…
Pointman is a Hoosier who works in the IT industry, is an amateur photographer an avid motorcycle rider, shooter and firearms collector.
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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