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It’s all about Obama – White House tribute Tweet on Mandela is photo of … Obama
It’s all about the man. Every day. All day. No commentary on the passing of Mandela, just an observation made by many already. This White House is deaf. Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela....
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Ukraine vs Russia, Obama vs Romney & Palin video clips
No real time to write about Russia’s encroachment (invasion) into the Ukrainian state of Crimea, but I figured I’d post these video clips for review since I find them somewhat interesting. Let’s look...
View ArticleNRA Basic Pistol class scheduled for March 17 & 18
My next NRA Basic Pistol class will be held on Monday and Tuesday, March 17 & 18 starting at 6 p.m. each night. An ideal number of students for me is six, and I think I have three, so I’d like to...
View ArticleVideo: Last-second rescue by Houston Fire Department
You might think last-second rescues only happen in the movies, but here we have one very lucky construction worker pushed into a corner by a structure fire at an apartment building under construction....
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Handgun continuing education opportunity – May 2 – 4
I’m helping to organize two handgun training opportunities in early May up in Deerfield, Mass. Whether you’ve just taken the NRA Basic Pistol class and purchased your first handgun, or are more...
View ArticleBetting on a Russian “invasion” of Ukraine
Why wouldn’t Vladimir Putin take over – at least – eastern Ukraine? Michael Weiss over at ForeignPolicy.com lays out 10 reasons not to believe Putin when he says Russia will not invade Ukraine. It may...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with solar power?
Every now and then a newspaper headline causes a double take. The following quote appeared on page 1 of today’s Orlando Sentinel directing the reader to an article in the business section. Florida...
View ArticleDangerous ideas: Employers firing someone for voicing personal opinion
Nobody on the left is going to have a problem with this. You see, the left is tolerant of your personal opinion right up to the point where you express an opinion contrary to their own. Let’s say...
View ArticlePressure: Natural gas fuel prices up 80% in Ukraine
Prediction: Ukraine will soon have an “election” on wether to join back with the Russian empire; just like what happened in Crimea. With thousands of Russian troops and tons of military hardware along...
View ArticleBiden visits Ukraine, will suggest fracking to increase natural gas production
One of the energy issues Ukraine is currently dealing with is the high cost of natural gas imported into the country from Russia. I wrote about the situation earlier this month. During Vice President...
View ArticleThe value of a mortgage investment vs renting
Recently, we’ve seen multiple news stories suggesting buying a home and having a mortgage is not necessarily a good investment, and when making the decision to buy a home, you really should not...
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Remembering the fallen: For some people memorial day is every day
The following was first published a year ago but still carries meaning for me today. Five years ago Greg Saroyan wrote just an amazing article in USA Today. The title is stunning in its simplicity. He...
View ArticleZero Tolerance Watch: 7-year-old may be expelled for toy gun
We have another zero tolerance issue in Western Pennsylvania. Let me make this clear. This type of school administration stupidity is part of the intentional destruction of the United States of America...
View ArticlePersonal data stolen from Access Health CT?
The facts are not in yet, but it looks like an employee or contractor at Access Health CT – the Obamacare exchange for Connecticut – may have stolen the names, dates of birth and social security...
View ArticleZero Tolerance Watch: No medication in school, and since sunscreen is a...
And you thought the zero common sense trend just applied to toy guns, pizza slices in the shape of a gun, pointing your finger in the shape of a gun, seeing a cloud shaped as a gun and – of course –...
View Article“Running missions every single day” to find Bergdahl
We’ve got six soldiers who were in Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s unit. They were there the night he disappeared. They were there the morning the team found out he was missing. There were part of missions to go...
View ArticleObama to bypass Congress again – new student loan rules
In 2010, Congress pass and President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. Along with cutting off the private student loan market by removing subsidies, making loans pretty...
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Is federal funding for highways being “chipped away?”
So says the first line of The Hartford Courant’s story this morning. Connecticut is talking about adding high-tech tolls to stretches of I-95 and I-84 in the state, but is the reasoning valid? From The...
View ArticleJustina Pelletier may be heading home soon – Video
I’m posting this today because I know Jim has discussed this topic on the big radio show in the past. I’m not too familiar with the case, but The Hartford Courant has an update story this morning, and...
View ArticleComputer crash update – IRS letter to Congress re: Lerner emails
An important update to yesterday’s post on the Lois Lerner email situation. The full letter sent to the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Finance who requested documents and emails from...
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