Stop the Census Insanity
From the standpoint of a genealogist and a historian, I want a census. I want an accurate census and I want certain questions asked. As a Republican, I do not find a census intrusive,...
View ArticleiPad Misadventures
How hard could it be? I waited for the hopped up 64GB WiFi 3G version that is about 150 bucks more than the same version without 3G. What can I say? I am a techno junkie. I like gadgets. Those...
View ArticleThe Good Old Girl South Carolina Political Double Standard
If South Carolina gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley were “Nick” Haley he would be political toast. Instead, because she is a Republican woman, in the post-Palin world she is the victim. She is to be...
View ArticleWhat If Political Celebs Left Localized Primary Elections Alone?
One way to judge how people within a state feel about a candidate is just who is donating money. Is it coming from within the state, district, county, or from outside interests? Who is complaining...
View ArticleThank You for Not Smoking (In the Movies)
One of Hollywood’s most iconic movie images is that of a slightly inebriated Rick Blaine slumped over a table. We see a shot glass as Rick smokes, lamenting the fact that “Of all the gin joints, in all...
View ArticleMe and My Kindle, Part IV: The Latest Generation
Succinctly, I love it! I am one of the lucky ones. I ordered my new new Amazon “Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6″ Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation” the day...
View ArticleOde to Our Filthy Founding Fathers
Absolute worship of our Founding Fathers is quite the fad in some tea party circles. The brave men (and a scant handful of women) who founded this nation should be treated with honor and respect. They...
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Hic Iacet Arthurus, Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus (Here Lies Arthur, Formerly...
The depiction of the life of King Arthur, in print and film, is a Rorschach Test. The story of Arthur and Camelot is presented differently for each generation, reflecting that generation. The early...
View ArticleIt Is Time to Change Those Early Primary States
Why are Republicans in Iowa more important than those of us say in…New Mexico, or Colorado, or Oklahoma, or Georgia, or New Jersey? It makes a thinking person who does not live in one of those spoiled...
View ArticleA Quick Take on Michele Bachmann’s Migraines
I have suffered from migraines since I was about seven years old. In my case, they are extremely hereditary. My mother has them. Her grandmother Moore had them. So do my sister, her three children,...
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