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That Day – revisited

(reposted from 2004) Cox & Forkum Go see the image at their site I was asleep when the first plane hit. When I woke up I went to my computer and logged on – it’s just what I do. No radio or TV turned on yet, so I am still completely in the dark. Then […]

What-A-Burger®

Actually, it was more of a Whopper® – Have you heard the one about how O & Joe are winning the war in Iraq. It’s a knee slapper…. Or not. What this actually was, was simply this: perhaps the most brazen engagement in revisionist history ✏

World of Difference

Torture: Their version Our version Excusing the abuses at Abu Ghraib? Nope, just trying to give ya’ a little perspective. ✏

Is It Hot In Here?

Scott Adams has the prescription for world peace – AC. ✏

Excessive Force?

The US dropped 2 bombs on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s “safe” house and he is dead. This is a good thing. Now there are accusations against the military that they may have beaten and then shot him. I don’t believe those accusations. But tell me this – why are people bothered by the idea that the […]

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    Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
    Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
    In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
    True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray
    Emma
    The Walls Have Ears : The Greatest Intelligence Operation of World War II
    Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
    I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses
    B is for Bubblegum
    How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
    License to Parent: How My Career As a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids
    Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff
    On Liberty
    Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
    Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping
    The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
    Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide
    Hallowe'en Party
    If You Really Loved Me
    I Don't Need Therapy: and other lies I've told myself


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