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Let’s get one thing clear: I utterly despise the brand of morality and ethics displayed by Microsoft. Gates knew a thing or two about computers, just enough to steal everything he built; he never comprehended the difference between good and … Continue reading

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Dream Ride: Mass Transit

Thanks to the US military service, I spent quite some years in Europe. I must confess I prefer living there over living in the US, but I could never afford to go back there on my own. I’m not too … Continue reading

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Retirement Will Retire

Used to, only the wealthiest folks retired. Others simply died working, or got too infirm to make their own way, and moved in with family so they could die in peace. Most folks didn’t talk about retirement. A few got … Continue reading

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All Too Soon

As mentioned previously, all this prognostication is just a guessing game. But you’d have to be completely blind to think we aren’t going to experience significant misery here in the US, and quite likely the whole world. One of my … Continue reading

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Dire Predictions: Guessing Game

We are in recession; that’s official. Actually it’s far worse than that, but our government is notorious for torturing statistics, among other victims, and these statistics will confess to anything the torturer wants to hear. To the government’s advantage, the … Continue reading

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Rape, Pillage and Plunder

Oklahoma Gas and Electric — a monopoly utility selling electricity to most of the State of Oklahoma. That word “gas” refers to their being the single greatest consumer of natural gas in this state, which happens to produce a whole … Continue reading

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Shoppers Not Totally Insane

The big “Black Friday” weekend went off mostly with a whimper. The only stampedes of shoppers were at places like Wal-Mart and other discount stores. While some folks did fight over choice popular merchandise, over all the mood was restrained. … Continue reading

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Jungle Stomping

Back when I first enlisted in the US Army (1979), I had been at my first assigned unit for only a few weeks when I found out a few of us were scheduled to make a trip to Panama for … Continue reading

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Cycling Through Purpose

Nothing in my life escapes God’s notice. I pray for guidance on everything, and that includes my physical fitness efforts. This is His Temple I’m trying to maintain. There is more to this than meets the eye. On a purely … Continue reading

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