Daily Archives: 12/23/2011

Shipping Weight

Fatter People = Smaller Water Transport Passenger Capacity The new regulations only apply to commercial transit vessels, not personal pleasurecraft. Weight limits for private vessels is inevitable, though. A summertime look from a nearby Connecticut River bridge will convince you … Continue reading

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The $40 madness

BOEHNER CAVES ON SS DEAL The FICA tax cut approved; $40 goes into shoppers pockets. [snip] The short-term bill is the latest punt in a year full of them: Early on, Congress passed repeated stopgap spending bills as it wrestled … Continue reading

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Triffids

60 years ago, the Day of the Triffids, a post-apocalyptic novel was published in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. The photo is a winter view of a peach orchard in Grambling, SC. 12/22/2011

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If it’s news, it’s here

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Hope n’ Change

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Carterism

Carter Gropes For NORK Affections Blogging about the deranged doings of a sanctimonious, born-again, sewer trout like Jimmy Carter used to be routine.  His stupidity and arrogance spoke and speaks for itself; his pursuit of  respectability by squirming around with dictators and terrorists  was just self-parody … Continue reading

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In a world of wimpy losers…

…In Defense of Bullying DON’T START FIGHTS! DON’T LOSE FIGHTS! This simple mantra keeps you from being bullied. At Taki’s Magazine: I was the shortest child in every grade, cursed with crooked teeth, thick glasses, and a permanent frown. Yet … Continue reading

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