Monthly Archives: January 2009

Suck It Up

Posted on January 3, 2009 by ehurst

There are in this life a great many things affecting you which you can’t change. You might try, but if your attempts affect too much other people, it will simply create more and bigger problems. Do I need to raise … Continue reading →

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Vignettes 1

Posted on January 2, 2009 by ehurst

A collection of small thoughts. They are connected, but can be considered individually. 1. The Democratic Party was hijacked about four decades ago. It had been a fairly conservative, rural oriented bunch of old men, but became home to American … Continue reading →

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Sometimes It Scares Me

Posted on January 1, 2009 by ehurst

It scares me when someone in a fairly mainstream publication says something which makes sense. I’m afraid Greenwald does that now and then. In a democracy, one could expect that politicians would be afraid to express a view that 70% … Continue reading →

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Posting from Elinks

Posted on January 1, 2009 by ehurst

Just testing how well I can do this all from Elinks, the plain text browser. Lately I have been somewhat disappointed at sites which have so completely changed, you can no longer view them from a plain text browser. This … Continue reading →

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