Monthly Archives: October 2011

Government Living Under the Poverty Line?

The image included below is making the rounds on Facebook today. If it is correct, then the answer posed by the headline apparently is “yes.” The image comes from a Madison, Wis., nonprofit organization called We the People of the … Continue reading

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Steve Jobs Dies

Steve Jobs has died. The world just got a little less interesting. Certainly no one in my life time has changed the world quite in the same way, much the way Henry Ford changed the lives of my great-grandparents. It’s … Continue reading

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Apple Making It Easier to Be a Fool?

The iPhone 4S has some intriguing features, though maybe not enough to pop for what sounds like a transitional device before the iPhone 5 arrives. But one feature that portends idiocy in our future is a voice recognition app—Siri. According … Continue reading

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I Vote No on Hank, Jr.

It is not yet clear how ESPN–or “the Mothership” in Dan Patrick’s parlance–will handle the Hank Williams, Jr. episode from here on out. My vote is this: I’m not ready for some football (that includes Hank Williams, Jr.). I’ve been … Continue reading

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The Mighty Oarsmen

No longer a band, but still a cohesive unit.

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