Archive for May, 2008
Bush-Whacking….
In the last week, two major books have hit the scene—both of them taking a variation on the same theme: that President Bush led us into a war with Iraq that wasn’t necessary…
This is a hugely hot and controversial topic—and anyone who broaches it is likely to be targeted an an unpatriotic, military-hating [...]
It’s Out There…
It’s starting to look like the Democratic National Convention may NOT be the only only place that calls Denver home this summer—Denver may also be the home choice for space aliens…
Seems a local man in Denver is putting together a ballot initiative requiring that city to set up an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission.
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Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version15.0
The volcano that’s my mouth is once again spewing out a stream of hot invective aimed at people and things that steam me off…
…And that’s why we’ve got another version of :
FLIGHTS OF FANCY #1…
The airlines are squeezing travelers every which way now—-imposing fees on everything. They’re doing everything from charging us for EACH [...]
It’s A Gas…
Seems every day there’s a new excuse for the stratospheric price of oil…
Today’s explanation: SPECULATORS.
The man known as “the world’s most prominent hedge fund investor” says speculators are largely responsible for the price of oil.
Billionaire investor George Soros explains here how the speculators gave created a “price bubble” which will burst— but only [...]
We Can’t Forget Them….
On this Memorial Day, 2008, we have troops engaged in active military operations in several countries.
Some never return from the field of battle.
In their memory, we present this clip, because we can never forget them…
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That masterful piece of storytelling is the work of Emmy-award winning reporter Boyd Huppert, with KARE TV 11 in Minneapolis.
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Rocking Oil Prices….
As the price of petroleum goes up minute-by-minute, we’re hearing more and more cries from folks to the government asking it to “do something.”
As we discussed in a previous post a few weeks back, we’ve blown over 30 years of trying to get energy independent since the first warning shots were fired across [...]
The Skies Have It….
For decades we’ve been seeking a way to predict when earthquakes will occur…
Increased seismic activity, reports of animals acting strangely, changes in ground water levels, as well as the possibility of high frequency sounds have all been investigated…
None have proved very successful.
There’s also been reports of weird lights in the skies—just prior to earthquakes.
That phenomena [...]
The Day The Earthquake Hit…
The Earthquake struck at 1:00pm Eastern Standard Time, when the announcement was made.
It was a 10 on the political Richter scale—and the aftershocks will be felt for months—if not longer….
The earthquake we’re talking about was the news that Ted Kennedy has brain cancer in the form of a malignant tumor…
It rocked the Massachusetts political [...]
Bits & Pieces, Odds & Ends Version14.0…
Here we go again with more things that are just nagging little thorns on the rosebush of life…
Once again, we bring you….
HILLARY FATIGUE….
It’s gotten to the point where it’s become wearisome to hear the same old tired refrain out of Hillary that “This is nowhere near over..”
Yes, there are more primaries—and yes, more [...]
The Ship That Wouldn’t Die….
As we move further and further away from World War 2 —there are fewer and fewer people who remember some of the tremendous sacrifices that were made at the time in the name of freedom.
A few weeks back, I wrote a post that included the mention of a relative who was lost in [...]
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