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Words

Phish – 7/9/98 – Zeleste – Barcelona, Spain

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The Second Season Begins!

Frodo had an outstanding point in the mining post…IT’S PLAYOFF TIME! Time to lighten up, eat some chicken wings and bask in the glory of another Patriots championship run.

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The Mine Caved

I’m not concerned with the false sense of hope the miners’ families felt prior to learning that they were all dead, nor am I concerned with any other side issue or expose done up on what any of those miners … Continue reading

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Sirius Satelite Radio is Seriously Cool!!!

I was delighted to receive a Sirius Satelite radio and subscription on Christmas eve(is it still legal to say Christmas?) so I could hear the Indianapolis/Seattle game that could not be found anywhere on TV. Odd that the numbers 1 … Continue reading

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Abramoff Pleads Guilty

Expect a few more open seats come election time 2006. Harry Reid and Byron Dorgan are the only two Democrats on watch right now that I know of (Harkin possibly as well). On the other side of the asile it’s … Continue reading

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National Strategy For Victory In Iraq, Derailed

From Think Progress: The Washington Post revealed this morning that “the Bush administration does not intend to seek any new funds for Iraq reconstruction.”

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CAFTA Delayed (Forever?)

Maybe I’m a conspiracy theorist about this CAFTA agreement, probably have been since day one. To me the strategy from a competition standpoint was to get as many fast food fanchises set up all over Central and South America as … Continue reading

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Annual Causes of Death in the United States

Tobacco 435,000 Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity 365,000 Alcohol 85,000 Microbial Agents 75,000 Toxic Agents 55,000 Motor Vehicle Crashes 26,347 Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs 32,000 Suicide 30,622 Incidents Involving Firearms 29,000 Homicide 20,308 Sexual Behaviors 20,000 All Illicit Drug … Continue reading

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Why Corporate Tax Cuts Are Good For America

You won’t hear this discussion in Canada, France or anywhere else that people with no understanding of economics are in power. I will avoid most of the technical mumbo jumbo and this article wil not, by any means, be a … Continue reading

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National Defense Isn’t Everything

We spend over 50% of our budget on national defense, yet couldn’t prevent the 9/11 attacks OR correctly predict and carry out a sound battle plan in the Iraq War. In spite of this, all Republicans want to talk about … Continue reading

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Will a Trent Lott Retirement Hand Senate to Dems?

Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman pleaded with Lott last week to run again. The senator was as blunt with this emissary from President Bush as he was with me. “Where is our vision and our agenda?” he asked. The malaise … Continue reading

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Arrived, Unpacked, Waiting

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Moving Day Has Arrived!

We’re picking up stakes and moving west. A town called Agawam out in Western Massachusetts. This week has been hectic, but today we’ve been able to get just about everything we own into one of these boxes I’m surrounded by. … Continue reading

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Richard Pryor

My life was altered for the better by comedians I grew up listenting to.

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Woody Allen

An article I came across. Anyone else love his movies?

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Why Kerry Lost in 2004

If John Kerry walked in on somebody having sex with his wife and he held a press conference, it would sound like this: “Today my opponent did something I find to be simply deplorable, and so I’m wrought with a … Continue reading

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Heather Remembers John Lennon

(This was written by my wife Heather) The day I turned eleven John Lennon was murdered. I only knew him as a British guy who had tiny round glasses.

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Don’t Think of a Stock Price

To many (if not most) Americans, the United States economy is an enigma. With the exception of gas prices, nary an economic story retains traction for more than a few days. A good example of this was the ironic release … Continue reading

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Aegis Defense LTD – Disturbing Message Board

It’s amazing to me that this site is still up. In case it goes away anytime soon, I’m archiving the entire thing. These guys are the ones who made the video in Iraq, shooting indiscriminantly to a soundtrack (I got … Continue reading

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It Takes a Potemkin Village

By FRANK RICH WHEN a government substitutes propaganda for governing, the Potemkin village is all. Since we don’t get honest information from this White House, we must instead, as the Soviets once did, decode our rulers’ fictions to discern what’s … Continue reading

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A Sweet Father Moment

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Sonicrusk – Dive Bars of Bakersfield

This is a very entertaining read, with pictures of each. Sonicrusk is a good friend of mine from our Army days, and for years we corresponded with letters back and forth. Without exception, every one I received over a 5-6 … Continue reading

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John Lennon

RIP

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Nice Quote

“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” – Walter Lippmann

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An Interview With ARI! (Jeremy Piven)

Anyone who hasn’t seen Entourage (HBO)…YOU’RE ON NOTICE! Yea you! Look, if you want to keep rolling your eyes, that’s fine…I know there’s a War on HBO in America today. Whether or not the liberal media ever decides to get … Continue reading

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Republicans Droping Like Flies (Blood In, Blood Out)

What’s the over/under on Republicans going to jail during this glorious period of American history? How many church-goin’-tough-on-crime righties have to go down before corruption becomes a bigger story than this bullshit ‘War on Christmas’? Sen. Conrad Burns – R … Continue reading

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D.C. definintion of a “gaffe”

“when you tell the truth and they think you shouldn’t have.”

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Lieberman

Right Thinker brought up his name in a thread where the Iraq War was being debated, citing his impression of Iraq as a safe place following a recent visit. At first I was stuck trying to figure out why I … Continue reading

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Why Does FoxNews Hate Jews?

For the life of me, I can’t figure out why this ‘Christmas Under Siege’ campaign has become such an annual push on FoxNews. Bill O’Reiley’s got a list of stores on his website who supposedly piss on the feet of … Continue reading

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US Government Reports: 2004 Election WAS Stolen

The Government Accountability Office puts it like this: Among other things, the GAO confirms that:

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