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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

The Washington Beltway's Hypnotic Effect

Today I was hearing political talk on talk radio in which the guest expressed scepticism about the conservative politicians the Americans had elected to office. He was a conservative himself, but he has become weary of people going to Washington with the conviction to change things only to be... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 28, 2011

First Oil Spill, Then Obama, Then Lack of Oil Drills

Finally, just finally now, the Obama's Department of Energy has finally issued the first oil drill permit since the gulf oil spill disaster almost a year ago now. This is outrageous. Obama has used the whole incident as a means to push his own anti-energy ideology. He certainly was not concerned... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Obama's Abuse of Power

There are examples aplenty to show that Obama is acting beyond the purview of his position. I only have enough space to list but a few. After pushing through his healthcare reform and granting waivers to special interests (e.g. unions), he refuses to stop enforcing it after at least two judges... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

The Movie Industry is Losing its Originality

I was watching Dr. Zhivago tonight on my VCR. I had seen it before a long time ago, but a few years ago, I saw a two-DVD set of a BBC remake of the classic. But in some ways, it was not directly a remake. The BBC director set out to focus on the book rather than looking to the earlier, classic... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 25, 2011

When You Can't Find Something

When you can't find something, it stops everything else in its tracks. It makes you feel dumb for losing it. It makes you to go about a cleaning process so maybe you can find it. It would be great if this frustrating experience helped to reform your ways. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

The Technical Know-How of Old Technology

Several months ago, my friend gave me quite a number of old VCR recordings, that is personal recordings he took of TV movies. But my old VCR player, for some reason, would not play them. Ejecting them and re-inserting them did not work the trick to play them. However, my player has no problem... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Teachers who Dummy Down America

No, not every teacher. There are many good teachers out there. However, trouble is spelled at the hands of the NEA--an organization which is more about its own power rather than the the future of our children. What is happening in Wisconsin is a sad display. In that state where the teachers' union... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

People are Creatures of Habit

People function a great deal of time by means of habits. It is seen in churches, where people sit in the same pew week after week, year after year. In the work lunchroom, also, people tend to sit at the same table all the time. Where they park their car, and when they arrive to work. I know a worker... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 21, 2011

"Axle" and "Axel"

It is interesting what one learns by playing Scrabble. I played the word "axel," and looked it up in the dictionary. What I found out is that it is a word all its own, not a variation of "axle." "Axel" was the word coined in honor of Norwegian figure skating pioneer Axel Paulsen to refer to a 1 1/2... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Cold Turkey

Upon hearing a radio feature about artists, I thought of the movie Pollock and my favorite part of that movie. Pollock (Ed Harris), suffering from alcoholism, is bicycling back from the store with his basket loaded with beer bottles. When he tries to drink while cycling, he loses his balance... Sign in to see full entry.

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