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Car Nation

February 4, 2012

ould we exist without the automobile? The question pops into my head every time I stop at the pump, but there is reason for doubting the possibility. One of every ten jobs in the country is manufacturing cars or supplying the manufacturers. Add in the dealers, the repair shops, gas production and distribution and a [...]

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Worry Not

July 14, 2011

Yes, I’m back from vacation. I know. You didn’t even realize I was gone. Well, it wasn’t really a vacation. It was 9 days at Fall Creek Falls State Park with about 70 of my wife’s relatives. No it wasn’t as bad as it sounds. Actually there is a little good came about while I [...]

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Another Scam

June 3, 2011

This is a warning for older men. Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall, in dark parking lots and other, similar spots. This may be the first such for men, older men. I would like to pass this along, just in case you haven’t already heard about it. A ‘heads up’ for [...]

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My Favorite Teacher

March 26, 2011

It’s been over half a century since I have seen my favorite teacher. That I still recall him means he made a lasting impression. The year I first met him, counting substitutes, we had five teachers in the first semester of our junior-year English. One left due to pregnancy. One got married and moved. One [...]

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And The Loser Is

February 9, 2011

My days of playing football began 60 years ago. No. We did have helmets. Back then, we played both offense and defense. Not just because I was the 2nd smallest guy on the team, I was terrible at both. I don’t think I could have gotten better by using steroids. They may not even have [...]

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Interlude

December 12, 2010

Despite my obsessions with current events, history and the rest, I sometimes need a respite. I spent most of yesterday listening to music. It was an idle I too rarely gift myself. There was a spectrum of genres to be savored. There were artists to be brought back to mind. There were moods to be [...]

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Know Nothings

August 30, 2010

Simon Johnson last week wrote a piece for the New York Times. His contention is that the fiscal conservatives, Republicans, Blue Dog Democrats and others, cannot, in his words, be taken seriously. I share that sentiment. I also share his fear that they will define the debate. Fiscal Austerity and America’s Future By Simon Johnson [...]

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Not The Real Thing

May 30, 2010

Did you watch Top Kill this Thursday? I bet you didn’t. That great entertainer, BP, decided that the government didn’t mean what it said when they said to make the video available. They decided you didn’t need or deserve to see what was really going on. While people were watching the entertaining video of Top [...]

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What Hath BP Wrought?

May 24, 2010

They call it an accident. Either my dictionary is seriously out of date, or they have redefined the word. Despite the attempts to control the flow of information, more keeps leaking out. My apologies for the puns but, in such a dire situation, humor eases the anxiety somewhat. Dire? Yes. First, the leakage was only [...]

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The Jet Sat

April 30, 2010

There was some interest in the recent volcanic activity in Iceland. Don’t worry. I have no intention of showing off my ability to type its name just to twist your tongue. My own interest was also sparked. I used to work for Delta Air Lines, back in the dark ages before deregulation. It was constantly [...]

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