tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59247872012-02-17T11:53:47.770-05:00<p><strong>Kurt</strong><br>A Jersey raised architect now in Norfolk, Virginia<p><strong>Cousin Don</strong><br>An "Ivy-League Enginerd" and former Jersey guy now slumming in Taxachusetts<p><strong>Laurel</strong><br>An Okie stitchery retailer now in Norfolk, Virginia<p><em><strong>Welcome to an ongoing discourse from the Libertarian End of the Gene Pool</strong></em></p></p></p></p>Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.comBlogger15361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-36751954885503550352012-02-14T19:18:00.002-05:002012-02-14T19:30:46.190-05:00

Here's a great example of what happens when you turn your children over to the Government:A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because a state employee told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious. The girl’s turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips, and apple juice did not meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines,

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Ace has an excellent post on the nasty political fight over abortion and birth control currently being fought not just in Washington, but nation wide:By the way, you know what Plan B costs? $20-30 or cheaper.In order to spare women the costs of having to shell out twenty bucks once or twice a year (and that would be a lot, wouldn't it?), Obama's determined to run roughshod over religious

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-45966839367052708172012-02-08T17:19:00.002-05:002012-02-08T17:32:41.933-05:00

Via Best of the Web Today comes this Associated Press story describing the work of Russian scientists in Antarctica:MOSCOW (AP) — After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million yearsInteresting work to be sure, and I sure wouldn't want to spend 20 years in Antarctica. The real

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-9289491646536150642012-02-07T11:22:00.000-05:002012-02-07T11:23:39.726-05:00

At the always excellent City Journal website we find a Steven Malanga piece describing how the New Jersey Supreme Court, legislating from the bench, has destroyed my home state financially:For half a century now, New Jersey has been home to the most activist state appellate court in America. Lauded by proponents of “living” constitutions who urge courts to make policy instead of interpret the law

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-63083944503297513192012-02-04T14:30:00.002-05:002012-02-04T15:05:03.562-05:00

I put together a collection of observations on the Left's hysterical reaction to the Komen Foundation's decision not to send any more money to the abortion mill that is Planned Parenthood.Mark Stein:"Notwithstanding that those who give to the foundation are specifically giving to support breast-cancer research, Komen could not be permitted to get away with disrespecting Big Abortion. We don’t

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-63232628454295946782012-02-03T11:09:00.001-05:002012-02-03T11:17:01.734-05:00

There's a treasure trove of good reading today at National Review Online.Charles Krauthammer on Syria and Iran:Human rights — decency — is reason enough to do everything we can to bring down Assad. But strategic opportunity compounds the urgency. With its archipelago of clients anchored by Syria, Iran is today the greatest regional threat — to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states terrified of Iranian

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-89801861402264345922012-01-31T14:10:00.002-05:002012-01-31T14:26:16.532-05:00

Here's a charming story.Dr. Steven Brigham, 55, of Voorhees, N.J., lost his New Jersey medical license in 2010 after regulators discovered an arrangement under which he would begin second- and third-trimester abortions in New Jersey, and then have the patients drive themselves to Maryland the next day to complete the procedures.In this case "begin" an abortion means killing a late-term baby in

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-53447498343366650452012-01-29T09:44:00.003-05:002012-01-29T10:44:54.109-05:00

On January 14th, Occupy Oakland protesters initiated a series of weekly marches. The press characterized them as "mostly peaceful" but being mostly peaceful is kind of like being a little pregnant. Witness the strategy for the marchers:In a statement before the march, the Occupy Oakland Tactical Action Committee had called property such as police and media vehicles and equipment fair game for

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-35351465060668380492012-01-22T20:51:00.001-05:002012-01-22T20:51:56.169-05:00

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-34151944779799726052012-01-22T20:00:00.002-05:002012-01-22T20:17:02.550-05:00

A while ago I posted this summary of the extracurricular activities of the occupy Wall Street "community." Well, since being evicted from the public parks, they have apparently taken up residence in various houses of worship. And how are the beloved occupiers treating their new hosts? Not well. Not well at all.Holy vessel disappears from church housing Occupy Wall Street protestersThere’s no

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-85300881834924967802012-01-20T12:32:00.000-05:002012-01-20T12:35:36.520-05:00

Image stolen from Ace of Spades. I got a kick out of it.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-17085242975206992352012-01-18T13:04:00.004-05:002012-01-18T17:34:55.170-05:00

"President Obama’s jobs council called Tuesday for an “all-in approach” to energy policy that includes expanded oil-and-gas drilling as well as expediting energy projects like pipelines."(T)he U.S. State Department plans to announce it won't approve the controversial Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-21061514885075012862012-01-16T17:34:00.004-05:002012-01-16T21:06:20.724-05:00

This is what drives me nuts about the New York Times. Here's a piece in which the author attempts to find a few tidbits of virtue in conservatism:What insights, principles, and analyses does this movement have to offer that liberals and Democrats might want to take into account?I recently posed a question to conservative think tanks: If given a free hand, how would conservatives deal with the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-21625739238318721452012-01-15T16:48:00.001-05:002012-01-15T16:51:46.231-05:00

The Navy is sending in their trained dolphins to keep the Straight of Hormuz open:"We've got dolphins," said retired Adm. Tim Keating in a Wednesday interview with NPR. Keating commanded the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain during the run-up to the Iraq war. He sounded uncomfortable with elaborating on the Navy's use of the lovable mammals but said in a situation like the standoff in Hormuz,

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-74265833662195252922012-01-06T16:51:00.002-05:002012-01-06T17:02:24.465-05:00

In this post I opined that left-wing mockery of the Santorum's grieving their premature child's death is rooted in defending their pro-abortion ideology:This nonsense is all about abortion, folks. Even though the Santorums didn't have an abortion, the "pro-choice" crowd has become so invested in defending abortion rights by not recognizing an unborn child as a human being that they find it

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-75008281463299243602012-01-06T09:37:00.002-05:002012-01-06T10:05:27.837-05:00

The story of Rick Santorum's premature baby, who sadly died only a few hours after birth, is tragic. One can only imagine that sort of grief. What's disgusting and infuriating, though, is what his political enemies are saying about how Mr. Santorum and his family expressed their grief. First Alan Colmes:In a discussion with National Review’s Rich Lowry about the political rise of Rick Santorum,

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-48615281050518548782012-01-06T09:10:00.002-05:002012-01-06T09:14:47.377-05:00

During my first 48 years, I never would have fully understood this story. Now, it brings tears, mostly of joy, to my eyes. Finally, I realize, I can understand and appreciate my own father more than ever before. “A father puts others ahead of himself,” the Rev. Vander Woude said. “That was his belief. He never said that. He just did it. He loved being a husband and being a father. Pride, pleasure

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-4889752575639349702012-01-02T20:33:00.002-05:002012-01-02T20:44:28.088-05:00

When I first started this blog, Blogger.com had a terrible commenting system. A popular workaround at the time was a system called "Haloscan," which provided a comments section and trackback feature that was a big deal back then. The code for Haloscan was embedded into the blog template automatically by their website.Over the years, Haloscan was bought out and became terrible itself. Meanwhile,

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-82200181025038462272012-01-02T09:54:00.003-05:002012-01-02T10:51:06.202-05:00

It's amazing anybody can run a business at all these days. Check out this government edict:Employers are facing more uncertainty in the wake of a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warning them that requiring a high school diploma from a job applicant might violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.The development also has some wondering whether the agency’s advice will

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-54645977893234517632011-12-27T09:01:00.000-05:002011-12-27T09:03:03.920-05:00

What do you call it when someone steals someone else’s money secretly? Theft. What do you call it when someone takes someone else’s money openly by force? Robbery. What do you call it when a politician takes someone else’s money in taxes and gives it to someone who is more likely to vote for him? Social Justice. - Thomas Sowell

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-7917326681172414062011-12-26T17:27:00.002-05:002011-12-26T17:48:42.637-05:00

It seems the RoP has gone into overtime mode, assuring they reach their quota for murder, violence, intolerance, and overall thugishness prior to FY 2012.First, in Nigeria we have the "demands" of the tolerant gentlemen that murdered 39 Christians who committed the intolerable act of going to church on Christmas Day:“There will never be peace until our demands are met,” the newspaper quoted the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-50861793287911084862011-12-24T15:55:00.002-05:002011-12-24T15:57:44.034-05:00

Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700193608295895830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-7993479687144882132011-12-23T14:31:00.002-05:002011-12-23T14:40:06.637-05:00

As an architect, I am compelled to listen to my colleagues blather on endlessly about "sustainability." It's annoying and elitist, because the implication is that the way we practiced architecture before 1990 or so was somehow wrong. Worse, there is a kind of vibe about the whole thing "sustainable" architecture is in some way morally superior.Here's an excellent blog post by Willis Eschenbach

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-45625310442310967462011-12-21T14:49:00.002-05:002011-12-21T14:52:36.650-05:00

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-28274463824344221332011-12-18T17:37:00.002-05:002011-12-18T17:46:02.047-05:00

From CNS News comes this nonsense:Climate change is a gender issue because it affects men and women differently, feminists told a conference in Washington, D.C., this week.Women are more adversely affected by climate change because it magnifies pre-existing “gender inequalities,” said Lamie El-Fattal, a member of Women Organizing For Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources (WOCAN).The report

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-31393649281810312602011-12-16T22:04:00.002-05:002011-12-16T22:22:02.738-05:00

On one side, you have your militant feminist cousin lecturing you on the wonders of abortion:Planned Parenthood’s New York City affiliate has posted an article telling visitors to its Web site how to successfully discuss abortion around the “holiday table.”And on the other side you have your socialist hipster nephew hectoring you to honor the "Occupy Movement." At your holiday meals, bring up the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-82261942186834830422011-11-18T17:33:00.003-05:002011-11-18T17:53:50.591-05:00

The Verum Serum blog has a convenient compilation of the "activities" at various Occupy Your City sites. This group of peace loving activists have treated us to following:4 arsons, 18 assaults, 6 drug counts, 1 fraud, 5 counts of illness or death, 1 murder, 9 public disturbances, 15 rapes or sexual assaults, 3 counts of sedition, 4 suicides or overdoses, 2 thefts (although each documents multiple

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-50948989331492668462011-11-17T13:29:00.002-05:002011-11-17T13:34:48.257-05:00

JohnE, a blogger at Ace of Spades, paid a visit to the Occupy Wall Street meeting last night. They aren't camping anymore, but John reports that they are far from done with their shenanigans. I found this observation particularly good:What strikes me about this whole "movement" is how similar it is to Kindergarten. I'm so proud of everyone. You are all doing an outstanding job. We're making such

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-9350819380403818732011-11-01T20:12:00.007-04:002011-11-01T20:26:23.000-04:00

Absolutely hilarious.The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-57978923708057063772011-11-01T11:07:00.000-04:002011-11-01T11:08:23.389-04:00

Somebody has come up with an image depicting President Obama as a zombie.The reaction is predictable:...widespread outrage......shameful and offensive......disgusting and violent...Remember all the similar outrage over these images? Yeah, me neither.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-90336127078651649412011-10-28T14:40:00.002-04:002011-10-29T20:44:01.439-04:00

Here's video of NASA scientists splash-testing a new space capsule. Very cool.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-25686621548976420852011-10-27T20:10:00.006-04:002011-10-27T20:36:59.930-04:00

My family is definitely the 53%I work hard, my wife works hard. We pay our Taxes!I even tell the kids I'll pay a dollar for raking a bucket of leaves and then only pay them 50 cents and tell them the rest is going to their mom and dad's social security and Medicare.But that damn cat, he's definitely one of the 99%.He occupied our house and set up camp. He leaves clumps of his hippie hair

Cousin Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523186868781861931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-85160681166533098222011-10-19T15:59:00.000-04:002011-10-19T16:00:01.165-04:00

Mickey Kaus asks an excellent question:Again, if you can’t cut back the government bureaucracy in good times (because there is enough tax money and we have "unmet needs," etc.) and you can’t cut it in bad times (because we have to preserve those jobs as "stimulus") when does the government stop growing? Has Obama even attempted to answer this concern?

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-89834110342807613802011-10-14T12:52:00.000-04:002011-10-14T12:53:01.898-04:00

Regarding the Occupy Wall Street mob, Daniel Foster writes:They don’t pay for their meals and they don’t know where they come from. They don’t own Zuccotti park, don’t pay rent there, and act as if the request — from the the people that do own the park — that they clean up their mess is a totalitarian imposition. Finally, the bare minimum (a measly dozen, according to the story, among the scores)

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-27020403410183690982011-10-09T17:07:00.002-04:002011-10-09T17:26:55.416-04:00

Boy, the left sure is populated by hypocritical morons. First we have this story of a mob of "peace" protestors invading the Smithsonian's Air and Space museum:The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum was abruptly closed today when a mob of approximately 200 protesters armed with prohibited items including large signs and banners tried to push its way past security guards, according to the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-4825066397487805322011-09-30T10:32:00.002-04:002011-09-30T21:09:18.358-04:00

I have been a fan of Texas chanteuse Nanci Griffith for about 20 years now. She writes beautiful, poignant songs, and one of her most moving is "Goodnight to a Mother's Dream." It's a testament to why we should live to fulfill our own dreams, rather than the dreams of others.And the sailors on the waterThey all want the captain's daughterThey want her beauty and her youthTo grace their bow out on

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-56665087124236373862011-09-25T22:31:00.002-04:002011-09-25T23:01:02.106-04:00

So, the two Americans jailed in Iran on an espionage conviction are free. It sounds like they suffered some in the Iranian prison system:"There's a huge burden lifted off of all of our chests — so much joy," she said. "Shane and Josh and I are beginning our lives again, and there are so many new joys that await us; I've never felt as free as I feel today."But her face darkened when she was asked

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-21608029090179991252011-09-22T14:30:00.001-04:002011-09-22T14:32:20.988-04:00

As an architect, I have been lectured, hectored, and brow-beaten for the last decade about "green" buildings. The alleged solutions to "unsustainable" construction practices are myriad. Low-flow toilets, zero-flow urinals, R-30 or higher insulation requirements, moisture barriers, air barriers, air infiltration pressure testing, recycled material content, sustainable forestry practices, occupancy

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-84237869364883646992011-09-21T13:58:00.002-04:002011-09-21T14:15:52.543-04:00

United Nations gatherings are thought to be solemn, important affairs. As are gatherings of world leaders. Lucky, our President "gets it" and is up to the task. At least until the Domino's guy stuck his head in the door and asked, "who ordered pizza?"Is it a photoshop fake? Maybe. Or maybe not.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-54260227468324379612011-09-01T10:38:00.001-04:002011-09-01T10:38:43.463-04:00

This is from a piece celebrating the life of George Ballas, inventor of the weed-whacker:The emergence in 18th-century western Europe of generally favorable attitudes towards business activity – attitudes revealed chiefly in the way people spoke about such activity and about the men and women who carried it on – unleashed as never before humankind’s innovative genius. The resulting torrent of

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-32278823837239308462011-08-30T13:42:00.002-04:002011-08-30T13:47:05.428-04:00

Yikes! There are some scary domestic disputes around here these days: Man decapitated after domestic dispute in YorktownDeputies and firefighters went to the scene and approached the burning trailer, attached to a Ford Explorer with the driver still inside. Deputies tried to persuade the driver to get out of the vehicle, but the man refused. A fire officer noticed a line extending from a

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-11549163734402861202011-08-28T22:22:00.002-04:002011-08-28T22:24:47.754-04:00

I found the following in the comments section of this post:This East Coast hurricane should put the death nail into (and be a death knell for) public transportation: after the country has invested billions if not trillions into laying track, buying trains, and encouraging people to give up cars, New York's mayor ordered an evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, and simultaneously turned

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-18700969121034976002011-08-27T22:27:00.002-04:002011-08-27T22:42:31.570-04:00

My 5 yr old: What if everything were free? Me: They kind of tried that already, it was called Communism. It didn't work out too well. My 5 yr old: No you made that up! Me: No, no I didn't. My 5 yr old: Yes you did Me: You'll learn about it in school someday... .....My unsaid thoughts, "unfortunately his teachers will probably tell him what a great failed experiment it was..."

Cousin Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523186868781861931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-89249251059051066322011-08-18T19:38:00.003-04:002011-08-18T20:18:04.421-04:00

Man-made global warming skeptics don't really need to discredit scientists any more. Just point to this report, in which they discredit themselves. I would have dismissed the whole thing as a parody, but the link goes to the Cornell library website, and there's the report, available for download in PDF format. Feast on this intellectual tour de force:The authors warn that extraterrestrials may be

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-44891300448949158182011-08-08T13:15:00.000-04:002011-08-08T13:16:21.560-04:00

At the suggestion of Rush Limbaugh, I did Google search for "obama blames." There's a lot of blamin' goin' on at the White House, and some of the results are a bit startling. Here's some of the top hits: Obama Blames Arab Springs And Tsunami In Japan For Lack Of Jobs ... OBAMA BLAMES 'DEMOCRACY' FOR HIS FAILURES Obama Blames ATMs for High Unemployment Obama Blames 'Splintered' News Media for

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-13447565169519011232011-08-03T20:32:00.002-04:002011-08-03T20:41:58.956-04:00

Margaret Thatcher, in a TV interview for Thames TV This Week [[1]]on Feb. 5, 1976, Prime Minister Thatcher said, "...and Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They [socialists] always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them." from wikiquotes

Cousin Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523186868781861931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-11647080545646399982011-07-20T21:14:00.002-04:002011-07-20T21:21:16.713-04:00

One way to keep costs down is to do away with the need for a manned bomber, something the Air Force has been reluctant to do. "Nobody has showed many anything that's required a person in that airplane - nobody," Cartwright says. "I'm waiting for that argument and I haven't found it yet.As a Marine -- albeit one who commanded the nuke-centric U.S. Strategic Command before taking his current

Cousin Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523186868781861931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-57924663464019483502011-07-09T23:59:00.002-04:002011-07-10T00:08:08.728-04:00

Congratulations to Derek Jeter, the first ever career Yankee to reach 3000 hits. It's refreshing these days to see a successful, scandal-free celebrity. After all these years in the New York spotlight, Jeter remains free of sexual innuendo, bimbo eruptions, management disputes, and all the myriad scandals the press spends all its energy uncovering. A great milestone for an unusually classy man.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-73944993381616980602011-07-06T20:16:00.002-04:002011-07-06T20:41:36.189-04:00

Interesting article in WIRED about energy with some very politically incorrect but technically correct speech by Bill Gates.It sounds like he has a solution and a reality check for Andre Cuomo and his desire to shut down Indian Point.Don't be cute and put solar panels on the Albany State House only to be covered by snow 4 months out of the year, be bold and listen to Bill Gates.

Cousin Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523186868781861931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-42041917272493910132011-06-24T23:01:00.004-04:002011-06-24T23:43:12.925-04:00

So it seems New York is getting ready to legalize same sex marriage.ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Another undecided New York senator says he will vote for gay marriage, adding momentum to the state's effort to become the sixth in the nation to legalize same-sex unions.Do I care? Not much, it doesn't affect me. What bothers me is this: for the gay community, it's still not enough. What, they ask, about the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-83727323842072588142011-06-09T22:45:00.002-04:002011-06-09T22:54:57.464-04:00

Holy crap. Check this out:(F)ormer President Bill Clinton was particularly troubled by the sex scandal: "Bill Clinton is very unhappy with Anthony Weiner right now. The Clintons are not thrilled with this."The mind reels. What precisely is Clinton unhappy about? Weiner's failure to actually meet these girls? His failure to take them to his government office for some fun? His failure to employ the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-71783861535072114382011-06-02T15:06:00.003-04:002011-06-02T15:17:36.632-04:00

Playwrite David Mamet has an interesting essay in the Village Voice documenting his political shift from left to right. Some choice outtakes:We were riding along and listening to NPR. I felt my facial muscles tightening, and the words beginning to form in my mind: Shut the fuck up. [...]The Constitution, written by men with some experience of actual government, assumes that the chief executive

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-34021148232127062932011-05-10T22:15:00.003-04:002011-05-10T22:21:41.629-04:00

In response to Obama and the Democrats celebrating (and taking credit for) the killing of Osama bin Laden, there is this from John at Verum Serum:Gitmo and waterboarding are moral horrors which show America to be a ruthless, murderous monster-state run by Chimpy McHitlerburton. On the other hand, if President Obama orders an unarmed man shot in the face that’s not only legal it’s heroic and

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-8936649876557814882011-05-02T21:53:00.003-04:002011-05-02T22:34:28.780-04:00

Confirmed: Trail That Led To Bin Ladin Began With Enhanced Interrogation Methods of High Value Targets That President Obama And His Suddenly Rah-Rah Kill-Crazy Media Allies Completely Opposed and Campaigned To EndLet Me Say Something About Bush and Cheney: For the last four years, they have known they broke KSM and this other high value target and got the names of Osama's couriers.They have only

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-11701964511722229572011-04-28T22:41:00.003-04:002011-04-29T21:26:52.463-04:00

President Obama has broken a lot of promises. Here's one he kept:Stolen from Daily Pundit.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-73202727492092554352011-04-26T23:50:00.002-04:002011-04-26T23:54:26.202-04:00

Mark Stein asks an important question: “The country” is “dependent” on oil. But the “imported” bit is purely a matter of choice: A decadent elite has decided largely for aesthetic reasons that oil extraction is something foreigners do in distant lands. Hence, the pathetic spectacle of President Obama going to Brazil to praise the Brazilians for serious deepwater extraction that would get him

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-41195145645265581012011-04-14T14:40:00.000-04:002011-04-14T14:42:23.622-04:00

Walter Williams has an interesting article illustrating how much money our government truly spends. In it he outlines some revenue enhancement strategies aimed at the "rich," how much each would yield, and how long it would support current government spending (about $10 billion a day).100% tax on all income exceeding $250,000: $1.4 trillion, 141 days.100% tax on all corporate profits: $400

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-68191605198417121522011-04-02T09:46:00.002-04:002011-04-02T09:48:42.637-04:00

The first comment at this article:So, the gummit gave Deepwater Horizon a safety award, signed off on the drilling plans, failed to assess the scope of the disaster, botched the initial investigation, blamed BP and now is killing dolphins. Thanks for all the help!

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-70286624962188061182011-03-27T21:43:00.003-04:002011-03-27T21:49:45.499-04:00

We were listening to the stereo this afternoon, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "What's Your Name" came around on the iPod. It sounded like this at our house:Skynyrd: "What's your name, little girl, what's your name?"Alison: "ALISON!"

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-82801307734810088372011-03-23T21:12:00.001-04:002011-03-23T21:13:43.534-04:00

Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer: "Was I Worth Dying For?”Eleanor Roosevelt

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-28930688507204304512011-03-16T22:03:00.004-04:002011-03-16T22:26:59.945-04:00

ZAO, Japan – Helicopters are dumping water on a stricken reactor in northeastern Japan to cool overheated fuel rods inside the core. [...]Japanese officials struggling to avoid full meltdowns have raised hopes of easing the crisis, saying they may be close to bringing power back to the plant and restoring the cooling systems.AJDABIYA, Libya – Libyan rebels battled to hold a strategic eastern city

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-40268938212589251522011-03-11T22:33:00.002-05:002011-03-11T22:43:01.254-05:00

You almost have to stand back in wonder at the hubris of National Public Radio.We have built an extraordinary franchise. It didn't happen by accident. It happened because we used a very specific methodology to cultivate and build an audience. For years, in boardrooms, at conferences, with funders, we have talked about our highly educated, influential audience. We pursued David Giovannoni's

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-63870794478074197482011-03-09T22:08:00.002-05:002011-03-09T22:51:54.246-05:00

I really get a kick out of the lead paragraph in this Associated Press story:The Wisconsin Senate succeeded in voting Wednesday to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers, after Republicans discovered a way to bypass the chamber's missing Democrats and approve an explosive proposal that has rocked the state and unions nationwide.This is journalism? Let's dissect this

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-30303346873283114952011-03-09T12:30:00.001-05:002011-03-09T12:33:53.836-05:00

Executive Summary: The Western World has quietly become a civilization that undervalues men and overvalues women, where the state forcibly transfers resources from men to women creating various perverse incentives for otherwise good women to conduct great evil against men and children, and where male nature is vilified but female nature is celebrated. This is unfair to both genders, and is a

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-6462134949848960722011-03-05T23:04:00.002-05:002011-03-05T23:09:56.342-05:00

This post contained a reference to "the detritus of the left." Now, we have a cost for all this nonsense in Wisconsin:It could cost as much as $7.5 million to repair damage protesters have done to the Capitol Building marble say officials in Madison. Fixing posters to the marble with tape and glue appears to have done the bulk of the damage.During testimony Thursday, a representative from the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-67050996590673815512011-03-03T18:05:00.003-05:002011-03-03T18:19:17.823-05:00

Harsh Reality today...I came to the harsh realization today that my trusty HP RPN calculator is older than people i work with-Born on date on calculator 1987.That means2011ENTER1987-24Yup, definitely well built technology from Palo Alto...

Cousin Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523186868781861931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-17457461232735082372011-03-01T23:15:00.002-05:002011-03-01T23:23:44.054-05:00

Jay Tea at Wizbang! takes down Ted Kennedy:By my reckoning, today marks the 578th day of Ted Kennedy's sobriety, and while it isn't a nice, round number, there is some news that merits giving "the lion of the Senate" a fresh kicking. Normally, I don't care for kicking dead horses, but when the "horse" in question is one who lived as heinous a life and caused as much harm as Teddy, then I'll break

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-16728831968072378502011-03-01T15:02:00.001-05:002011-03-01T15:05:39.121-05:00

Here's an interesting observation from Jay Nordlinger:Here is a messy subject: the sheer, physical dirtiness of the Left. The detritus of the Left. I grew up with it, in Ann Arbor: the placards, the sleeping bags, the leaflets, the graffiti, the tent cities, the associated garbage. We see the same thing in lovely Madison now. These people expect other people to clean up after them: the “working

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-15061240216114770672011-02-08T19:32:00.002-05:002011-02-08T19:40:26.703-05:00

Nancy Pelosi made an accusation against Bill O'Reilly, then immediately ended any further need for discussion by invoking Godwin's Law.“While we may disagree with people and we think they are wrong, we shouldn’t think they are bad and we shouldn’t ever use the word hate in context of people unless you’re talking about Hitler or somebody like that,” Nancy Pelosi told Gayle King.Godwin's Law:[T]

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-58175932121904679372011-02-05T22:45:00.002-05:002011-02-05T22:51:31.559-05:00

Power. It's all about the accumulation of power. More power, more power, more power. Now, they want to protect us from spilled milk.We all understand why the EPA was given the power to issue regulations to guard against oil spills, such as that of the Exxon Valdez in Alaska or the more recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But not everyone understands that any power given to any bureaucracy

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-92081489746248760212011-02-02T20:46:00.000-05:002011-02-02T20:46:23.167-05:00

What is the experience of combat? Reporting from the frontline, Restrepo follows a platoons deployment in Afghanistan.An incredible documentary, these are awesome young men. Thanks to all them for all they do for all of us.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-33275795398061249642011-02-01T19:44:00.002-05:002011-02-01T19:48:12.260-05:00

Wizbang! takes down mainstream media myopia:A guy walks up to a Congresswoman and pumps a bullet into her head and understandably, the coverage of this event garners plenty of ink for weeks. A guy severs the spinal cords of 7 babies in a filthy clinic for immigrants and the poor, kills a woman with an overdose of anesthesia and pain killers and oversees an office filled with jars of severed

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-71488681757370097592011-01-29T21:34:00.002-05:002011-01-29T21:36:26.220-05:00

Charles Krauthammer rules:It’s as if Obama is daring the voters — and the Republicans — to prove they really want smaller government. He’s manning the barricades for Obamacare and he’s here with yet another spending — excuse me, investment — spree. To face down those overachieving Asians, Obama wants to sink yet more monies into yet more road and bridge repair, more federally subsidized teachers

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-66399656860896990182011-01-26T15:56:00.001-05:002011-01-26T15:58:18.207-05:00

For me, the attraction of "high speed rail" lies in the vision of sleek, aerodynamic trains gliding silently into the heart of a major city center. Passengers race across a gleaming platform, hop aboard, and are whisked away directly to the next big city center. It's an enticing vision, to be sure. The reality, I fear, will be far less attractive.The trains will be sleek, I am sure, but they are

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-22244697679669998492011-01-26T11:59:00.001-05:002011-01-26T11:59:37.038-05:00

Candy Hearts Valentine's Day 5x7 folded cardModern greeting cards and party invitations by Shutterfly.View the entire collection of cards.

Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700193608295895830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-48152079118523362312011-01-21T21:40:00.003-05:002011-01-21T22:11:28.804-05:00

Regular readers know that I often link to evidence of barbaric practices around the globe, usually perpetrated in the name of a certain religion. Well, it we here in America are not without blood on our hands. Thanks to a long ago court-imposed secular "Right to Privacy," which has been transformed by self-described "Progressives" into a right to abortion on demand, we now are faced with this

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-29070745143292759142011-01-15T19:58:00.002-05:002011-01-15T20:03:46.130-05:00

Check out this report about the IBM computer, Watson, in its battle with former Jeopardy! champions. One item jumped out at me:He compared Watson to the computer on Star Trek, which serves as a reliable resource for the crew. There are no worries about a villainous computer takeover such as that attempted by the maniacal HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey."That's science fiction," said Ferrucci,

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-45070125117882201082011-01-13T19:08:00.002-05:002011-01-13T19:13:22.326-05:00

After a conversation with a childhood friend, it came to my attention that there are people coming by here for updates on our precious little Alison. I would direct them here, where Laurel has been posting a picture a day since January of 2010.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-51091598802586860752011-01-08T23:57:00.002-05:002011-01-09T00:05:45.327-05:00

I am pretty quick to post when violence is propagated in the name of Islam. With that in mind, it's only fair to post when the opposite is true:Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had been a promise of solidarity to the weary Coptic community, was honoured, when thousands of Muslims showed up at Coptic Christmas eve mass services in churches around the

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-35224461474592727502011-01-07T10:49:00.000-05:002011-01-07T10:50:12.922-05:00

I wonder if this guy will be nominated for a Darwin Award:North Carolina police say the rising price of copper led a man to his death when he tried to steal electric transmission lines. WSOC-TV reports that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Thomas Freeman and two other men hatched a plan to steal the copper wire in the power lines. Police say Freeman tried to snip the live wires with a bolt

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-8441894775618996302011-01-06T16:10:00.000-05:002011-01-06T16:11:16.995-05:00

I was scanning down the blogroll last night, and clicked over to One Cosmos. Reading a few posts, I now remember why I have it linked in the first place. It's brilliant, clever, insightful, humorous and thought provoking. Witness this:Speaking of which, one of the reasons the Mohammedans are so unfree is that their metaphysics does not permit the existence of unvarying boundary conditions free

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-72610688761083353592011-01-05T15:52:00.001-05:002011-01-05T15:53:34.648-05:00

The tolerance and peacefulness of Islam is on display in Pakistan this week, were a prominent politician was assasinated, gunned down in a rain of 14 bullets by his own bodyguard from a distance of 6 feet. And how do local religious leaders characterize this brutal slaying?The (five hundred Pakistani religious) scholars praised the "courage" and religious zeal of the killer, saying his action had

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-52246096874103473552010-12-28T21:59:00.002-05:002010-12-28T22:07:32.190-05:00

Here are two very interesting essays from one of my favorite columnists, Dennis Prager.What Do Men Want?What does a man most want? Answer: He most wants to be admired by the woman he loves.What Do Women Want?What a woman most wants is to be loved by a man she admires.Read both pieces, they are very thoughtful.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-6659684250746511792010-12-26T23:24:00.003-05:002010-12-26T23:29:29.029-05:00

Alison in the snow:Ain't she a sweetheart?

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-35624685817783191422010-12-23T08:14:00.001-05:002010-12-23T08:33:47.679-05:00

Victor Davis Hanson puts the comforts of modern life in perspective:(T)his Christmas we should all at least give ourselves some credit. In the last three decades, the United States — through technological breakthroughs, improved worker productivity, and the importation of globalized production from abroad — has achieved a level of material prosperity for its 300 million citizens unmatched at any

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-51425540024618317462010-12-20T22:38:00.002-05:002010-12-20T22:44:51.634-05:00

Amazing. Simply amazing. From WSJ's brilliant James Taranto:(Canadian) TV reports that according to the research, raising booze prices by up to 150% "could have a major impact on everything from hospital visits and traffic accidents, to venereal disease."So far, so good. But "there's a concern" that if prices go up, "those who can't afford it" will "go to the less expensive, and far more damaging

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-17912752758359512302010-12-16T10:21:00.001-05:002010-12-16T11:32:14.798-05:00

How corrupt are Wisconsin Democrats? This corrupt: Short on votes, Assembly Democrats have turned to one of their jailed colleagues for help. According to reports, disgraced State Representative Jeff Wood, currently sitting in jail due to multiple (DWI) arrests, has been allowed to leave jail for the day to return to Madison to vote on the union contracts. (...)So we are left with this: State

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-45291652749727904892010-12-09T19:20:00.001-05:002010-12-09T19:25:11.604-05:00

Victor Davis Hanson takes down Julian Assange:Julian Assange, the public face of WikiLeaks, is, among many things, cowardly. Courageousness would involve meeting with Iranian dissidents, Russian journalists, Pakistani Christians, or Chinese human-rights activists - and then releasing any confidential information that they might have about the torment institutionalized by their countries'

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-17324743570204152010-10-23T15:20:00.005-04:002010-10-23T15:41:07.329-04:00

Weekends are great, because I get to spend some quality time with Alison.We took Alison to several baseball games this summer. Now, every time the Star Spangled Banner is played on TV, she stops whatever she is doing and puts her hand over her heart.Obviously, there is quite a bit of lounging around that goes on while Alison plays with various things.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-37190320974965291392010-10-18T20:13:00.005-04:002010-10-23T15:12:09.822-04:00

Tonight around 6:30 I was carving a roast for dinner. As I went to cut the twine I had tied it up with, the knife slipped and I cut the end of my index finger on my left hand. Off to the urgent care center we went, about 4 miles away.I walked into the lobby, and they asked if it was an emergency. I said, "No, I cut my finger, but it isn't too bad."Immediately, I was rushed in and a doctor

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-43855652034857007332010-10-15T21:13:00.002-04:002010-10-15T21:17:38.786-04:00

Jay Tea at Wizbang! offers this post contrasting the Chilean president's handling of his mine disaster with our president's handling of the Gulf oil spill:Not once did President Pinera talk about how he was going to make certain that the mining company was properly brought to account for their misdeeds, promising to hold his boot to their throats.He didn't demand an end to all mining

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-70086003157595623492010-10-13T22:56:00.002-04:002010-10-13T22:59:59.356-04:00

This via Neal Boortz, from one of his listeners. It's too good not to reproduce.I recently asked my friends' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President of the United States . Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there. So I asked her, "If you were President, what would be the first thing you would do?" She replied, "I'd give food and

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-82000001929162650582010-10-04T22:23:00.001-04:002010-10-04T22:26:48.494-04:00

If it's good, just stop it:Its conclusion is rocking the health world with startling bluntness: Processed meats are too dangerous for human consumption. Consumers should stop buying and eating all processed meat products for the rest of their lives. Processed meats include bacon, sausage, hot dogs, sandwich meat, packaged ham, pepperoni, salami and virtually all red meat used in frozen prepared

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-10553395210468404492010-09-25T21:49:00.002-04:002010-09-25T22:05:24.236-04:00

Eh, not so much. For the Dems, it's more like Fear and Loathing. Democratic candidates across the country are opening a fierce offensive of negative advertisements against Republicans, using lawsuits, tax filings, reports from the Better Business Bureau and even divorce proceedings to try to discredit their opponents and save their Congressional majority. [ . . . ]As they struggle to break

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-12535580017987334742010-09-24T23:10:00.002-04:002010-09-24T23:16:29.976-04:00

Steven Colbert makes a travesty out of a government hearing. Too bad Stuart Smalley wasn't available to ask questions.This is our tax money at work?

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-5400907693094659152010-09-20T21:46:00.003-04:002010-09-20T22:05:38.925-04:00

Here's a New York Times article about how texting is becoming a problem not only with drivers, but but now with lifeguards.“This issue has really come out for us this year,” Mr. Fisher said, adding that he had heard several dozen complaints about the practice this summer, compared with none in 2008. “Lives are being endangered, if not already lost, because of text messaging.”The threat is not

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-83159544394070581362010-09-14T21:03:00.002-04:002010-09-14T21:06:56.017-04:00

I got a good deal on this today. It's a used 2008 Harley Dyna Wide Glide, with only 160 some-odd miles on it.

Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847569773152792535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924787.post-85894635587682255732010-08-28T21:09:00.003-04:002010-08-28T21:44:24.134-04:00

The New York Times editorial page has become a total joke. Check out this piece of insight in which the editorial staff demonstrates their unabashed ignorance of all matters economic. For nearly two months, Republicans blocked an extension of unemployment benefits, a basic recovery measure.Yeah, nothing spurs economic recovery more than paying people NOT to work. Then they go on to become deficit

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If it wasn't the New York Times, I would think I was reading The Onion:... Mr. DeLay’s actions remain legal only because lawmakers have chosen not to criminalize them.I guess this counts as cutting edge wisdom in New York, but to me it's a moronic platitude. Everything any of us do remains legal until somebody else criminalizes it. I guess in Tom DeLay's case the Times considers this remarkable.

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Here's an interesting post complete with pictures. Compare and contrast:Chelsea Clinton's wedding: "They hold this wedding at the Astor Estate, with its porcelain bath fixtures, paying millions of dollars, and claim to be for the little people?"Jenna Bush's wedding: "She had a small, discrete ceremony in Crawford, Texas."Bonus observation: "It's like the difference between Al Gore's multiple

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