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Site News, Minor Rants & What Have You

Site news, rants on things in the news and items of general interest … not quite articles, but longer than a sentence or two.

Today’s Thoughts, Jan. 27, 2014: Heroic Encounter

The other day, we had a little snow - as in maybe two inches of dry powder. The roads were not bad - assuming the person behind the wheel's not a...

Oily Republicans; Clarkson Canned

Two quick items for the day: The oily Ted Cruz just signed up for Obamacare. This is the sort of principled stand for liberty (and against tyranny) one expects (if one is...

If Cops Want to Be Viewed as Heroes . . .

Cops seem to have an almost frantic need to be regarded as "heroic" - yet they all-too-often act in ways that are downright cowardly. A good example of this is a recent...

A Real Hero … For Once

Here's a news article about him:  MIAMI (AP) — Drivers at drunken-driving checkpoints don't have to speak to police or even roll down their windows. They just have to place their license...

Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain

Most of us have at one time or another received what amounts to a ransom note demanding money, which we must "stand and deliver" (under duress) else various nasty things will...

Battling Ghetto Trash

... And white trash, too.  At the gym. Here's the backstory: I work out at a big chain-name gym. Ok, it's a Gold's Gym. I go there every Sunday morning, early - specifically, to...

When Seconds Count, a Cop is Just Minutes Away

Last night was another object lesson in the uselessness of cops for other than random tax collecting and general harassment. Traveling home on the Blue Ridge Parkway - where it seems there...

Today’s Thoughts . . . Sept. 20, 2013

People ask my why I don't have a cell phone. I am probably the only guy under 50 - hell, under 70 - who hasn't got one. I do not have...

Online Dating II: “KelsseysMom”

In addition to their being Plenty of Fat (POF) online, one of the other things you will find lots of when checking out the profiles of chicks on dating sites is...

Help Me Gimp “Restoration Pro”

This Restoration Pro dude continues to steal every article I write - without permission, without even using my byline. It is infuriating. I have tried without success to contact the dick...
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