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It must have really been a slow news day for this totally inane piece to have gotten past the editor or more importantly the logic sensors….
Most of the United States, including the Northeast heating oil market except for Maine, will see above-normal temperatures from December through February, government forecasters predicted Thursday.
Part of me says […]

Here is another and a live version from this past august that shows Gordon still has it all these years later. Anyway, if this puts you in the mood for more Gordon Lightfoot check out If you could read my mind, Sundown, Early morning rain, Carefree highway, Don Quixote, 14 Karat Gold, […]

A couple of observations… interesting how Hollywood is all in favor of the average worker, the man on the street, until they have to pony up themselves. Conversely… show me something original written and coming out of Hollywood that is worth a plug nickel. I have seen very little in the last […]

I think someone has been watching too much StarGate SG1….

The economy of the US is quite strong though a few segments are doing their best to pull it down. The high cost of oil, partly due to the devaluation of our currency, faltering refinancing rates due to slack policing of lending practices and a slumping housing market are the main drains. But a 3rd […]

We all know that the surging hurricane activity is because of global warming, right? That because of “Man” hurricanes such as Katrina will become more frequent and stronger. That’s why we’ve had such horrific damage caused to the United States this year from these catastrophic hurricanes… er… oh.. guess not!
Does that prove anything other […]

When masks are outlawed only outlaws will have masks.

Those horrific fires in California? Yeah, arson. Probably some asshat green who believe humans should stay in “their area”.

Don’t let the article fool you, Massachusetts has had lots of turkeys, they just send them all to Washington! Seriously though I’ve been a woodsman for 30 years and have not in any of that time seen the plethora of wild game that I see today. I have to wade through Turkey and deer […]

If you bought a house on an ARM, especially with introductory rates, expecting to be making more before the full payments came due the all benevolent Countrywide Mortgage is going to let you refinance. Overall its probably a good move for everyone especially now that lenders are realizing they’re not going to be able to […]

Leave it to the Japanese to come up with a cardboard toilet for traffic jams. I think they realized how that sounded so threw in the bit about its uses during natural disasters… the disaster being a shortage of shovels for digging your own, apparently…..

I can’t help but, in light of recent pushes by the Nanny State do-gooders, paraphrase Pastor Martin Niemöller’s famous poem:

First they came for the Smokers
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Smoker.
Then they came for the Fatties
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Fatty.
Then they came for the […]

It is no surprise to me to read that Workers Rarely Jump Ship Over Pay Alone. Eighty-eight percent left their last employer for reasons other than pay. That is a huge number and completely unsurprising.

What is it about Pierre Cardin that they can’t get shirt sizes right? Is it their Korean manufacturer or are they intentionally undersized? Anyway, I have several Hawaiin and print shirts I wear, often loose, when out casually in public and every time one doesn’t fit right or badly profiles my .45 it’s a Pierre […]

How much worse must this guy’s depression be when even the gunshop staffers he hoped would shoot him won’t even take him seriously. Kudos to the shop employees for their astuteness in handling this situation.

Some may think its ghoulish for companies to take out such policies, hence the lawsuit. But it is a common practice especially in large companies to put life insurance on key personel to help replace what they may deem a vital position. Even in less vital positions, finding and training an employee costs money. […]

There are several things that bother me about the story of the Subway customer who gunned down 2 robbers Florida and none of them surround this gentleman’s use of force but the friends and parents of the robbers. I can understand their grief as I’m sure most people can and things are said […]

I am one of the lucky few who mostly loves what I do for a living. Even so I simply cannot imagine how much these guys love going to work every day. Talk about a great way to work through life….

Declining Air Traffic Hints at Slowing Economy?
Please… treat all your customers like criminals in a sealed tin with oil and capers then have them arrested on felony charges if they so much as dare to disagree with one of your customer is always a violent terrorist mentality employees then wonder why your business is […]

Could it actually be that the placid Canadian neighbors are actually catching on?
Blaming everyone but the culprits — violent youth gangs waging turf wars — the promoters of failed social policies are demanding more of the same. They want more regulations for the law-abiding, more molly-coddling for the lawless and more America-bashing for everyone.

While you’re enjoying your mystery country of origin Wal-Mart fishsticks take a moment to read WorldNetDaily: Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage.

All you “man caused global warming” people who wonder why we laugh at your scientific evidence only have to look at who passes as “scientists” a little more closely to see why we’re not convinced. Bon voyage.

I just spoke with a source who informed me that the small Munci pizza chain Greeks is acquiring an independant pizzaria in Greencastle, close to campus, to become a Greeks! To each his own, of course, but I think Greeks is one of the best pizzas around. Now I wonder which one since […]

Some followup on the poisoned pet food, some are asking is China trying to poison Americans and their pets? Reading up on Chinese food imports is rather scary considering that the practice of falsely labeling containers is so widespread to get around inspections. This is a part of the issue where pressure needs […]

Yes, I admit that we fell prey to the marketing machine and went to see Pirates 3 last friday. Upon reflection of all the movies we saw during the week we decided that Next (another of Philip K. Dick’s stories) was the hands down best of the three with Pirates and Spidey tied for […]