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10 Favorite Flicks

September 9, 2010

Just for fun… 10 Favorite Flicks The Princess Bride Les Miserables Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Gettysburg A Few Good Men (basically, the courtroom scene at the end.  I could watch it over and over…and have.) Field of Dreams The Sound of Music Rocky II Raising…

7 Influential Books in My Life

September 9, 2010

Just as happened with my list of “The Ten Coolest Things I’ve Done”, it’s highly conceivable that I’ll remember a book or three that should have made this list, in which case I’ll update the post.  That said, seven books that have influenced me greatly,…

A Cool Coincidence

September 7, 2010

Football surpassed baseball in the mid-90’s as my favorite sport; combination of the fact that I just came to enjoy football more and more, and the fact that baseball is run by a dog’s breakfast of the ignorant, the greedy, and the self-important. Which makes…

Upcoming Stuff in My Life

September 7, 2010

If I get a chance, I hope to post a “Bucket List” of sorts between now and Thursday, some of the stuff I’d yet like to do before I kick the bucket.  Lord willing, I’ve got a few years to pull those things off… But…

Outrageous Behavior by the Obama Administration

September 7, 2010

I hardly need comment; I merely post in its entirety an article by Nile Gardiner: Barack Obama has bowed before the UN over Arizona immigration law By Nile Gardiner   August 31st, 2010 Obama has kowtowed to the UN (Photo: Reuters) There can be few…

Two Proofs that it's Time to Quit Blogging

September 7, 2010

Proof 1:  Having announced two months ago that I’d like to finish up with 2000 total posts, and that I’d only need about one post a day (or less) to reach it, this is post 1979.  Even wanting to do this, and with a reachable…