Monthly Archives: August 2006

Personal Responsibility Not Required

By Bob

29 August, 2006

Welcome to the 21st century; personal responsibility not required – Copzilla That quote wasn’t written in response to the issues that concern me today, but it might have been. Two items: Kenton, OH: 5 teenage boys stole a deer decoy and placed on a country road, to watch cars swerve around it. As one...
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Just sit right back…

By Bob

28 August, 2006

OK, how many of you are now singing or humming the theme to Gilligan’s Island? At any rate, I just wanted to mention that you too can own a piece of TV history. That’s right, the SS Minnow is for sale, for the low-ish price of $99,000. This is the original boat shown in...
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P.O. Box 1142

By Bob

21 August, 2006

In 1942, the federal government worked to transform a park and picnic area into a secret military installation known only by its mailing address. The people who worked there were forbidden to discuss their duties, and some even now have taken those secrets to the grave. What did they do at P.O. Box 1142?...
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Faithful to God and Science

By Bob

18 August, 2006

Science is not threatened by God; it is enhanced. God is most certainly not threatened by science; He made it all possible. Dr. Francis Collins is both a scientist and a believer. He’s a born-again Christian, and he\’s also the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, a federal project with 550 employees,...
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Illegal Immigration Dealings

By Bob

15 August, 2006

Hazelton, PA passed an ordinance last July dealing with people illegally in the country. It will revoke the business licenses of companies that employ illegal immigrants; impose $1,000 fines on landlords who rent to illegal immigrants; make English the official language of the city. I’m in favor of the way they’re handling it. They’re...
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Speed Test

By Bob

15 August, 2006

Everyone wants to know how fast their connection is, and there are several good testing sites available. This one popped up over on Global Affairs, and seems to be pretty accurate. Hope it’s useful to you.
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Americans Will Die For Liberty

By Bob

15 August, 2006

Americans will die for liberty It’s nice to see that people in other countries really do understand us sometimes.
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Don’t Believe Everything You See

By Bob

9 August, 2006

There’s a saying about only believing half of what you hear, and none of what you read. In relation, Robert Orben said “Smart is when you believe half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which half.” In support of both of those comments, I give you this explanation of photography, editing,...
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On Their Own

By Bob

1 August, 2006

Here’s a couple of amusing articles about stupid criminals and hard-core moms. In Westlake Ohio, a waitress at the Moosehead Saloon carded a customer. When the server looked at the ID, she was quite surprised to see her own photo, name, and address. She had lost her wallet a couple of week prior, and...
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