I really like a morning prayer to be back in schools and to be the big generic God it always was in those prayers. I like to allow Jews their menorah and Christians their creche at the winter “holidays,”in public places but I’m not at all sure I like the idea of H im messing… [Read more…]
August 28, 2011
I looked around my leafy kingdom this afternoon and a feeling of loss overwhelmed me. In what seems a matter of minutes, it will all be gone and the bare bones of the trees will haunt me for the next 6 months. I have planted 6 trees this summer on my small property in an… [Read more…]
August 25, 2011
Where we went: Sackets Harbor Alexandria Bay Cape Vincent Clayton With a sentimental trip to Lake Bonaparte near Harrisville. Accommodations for 2 nights: Marina Inn and Suites in the historic Madison Barracks overlooking Lake Ontario. We rented a suite with kitchen. What a kitchen – granite counters and very well equipped. They thought of everything. … [Read more…]
August 20, 2011
If you’re Piers Morgan or Larry King, you can write books about interviewing women who feel insulted by your questions and leave or threaten to do so. In recent memory, the women who have done this have been distinguished by indistinguishable intelligence and lack of experience. In the videos that follow, you will see the… [Read more…]
August 17, 2011
Iffen you’re gonna wear cowboy boots and a Stetson and twang your way into the top of Texas politics then be aware that the rest of the country may just recoil from you at the border. They will have that “I’ve seen this before” attitude because they have not only just ridden Baby Bush out… [Read more…]
August 17, 2011
Turning 70 next January made winter look even colder so I staged a big bash in my garden this summer. It was a financially reckless thing to do in this economy but it was also a salute to the past – mine and that of so many other people who will never again be living… [Read more…]
August 11, 2011
The Head of US Special forces objected to the release of the names of troops killed in the Afghan wilderness when the Taliban shot down their helicopter. There was also firm resistance to releasing even the fact that a Seal team had killed Bin Laden. But the Vice President couldn’t contain his happiness. With all… [Read more…]
August 11, 2011
People on TV are saying jump on into the choppy waters of the stock exchange and buy. They tell you that old story – the market goes down but it also goes up; The problem with this is that it has been going up and down recently nervously reacting the the latest news. We are… [Read more…]
August 9, 2011
The Arab Spring may be a precursor to the European Fall – in all senses of the term. The current riots in London and other metro areas of Britain attest to the anger of the restive underclass. Earlier this year, the disruptions just prior to the April wedding of Kate and William, a political group… [Read more…]
August 8, 2011
President Obama who has moved back to the center position he holds for elections should be horrified. Commander-in-Chief of his re-election campaign, David Axelrod has coined the dumbest most divisive phrase: “Tea Party Downgrade.” In doing this, Axelrod has cut his boss off at the knees – making it impossible to be an honest broker… [Read more…]
August 7, 2011
You can’t blame Panetta for what happened last week to 30 of our finest aboard a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan that were shot down. The blame resides with a Commander-in-Chief who dithered and debated about troop levels and military spending at the end of last year. The Chinook should have been retired years ago. If… [Read more…]
August 5, 2011
With President Obama saying more than once on TV “Americans elected a divided government; not a dysfunctional one,” he put the Presidential imprimatur on the demise of the US. Granted there is enough blame to go around in DC tonight but the buck really stops at the leader’s desk. Without competent leadership at the top,… [Read more…]
August 5, 2011
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The Muslim militants in Europe talk a good game and pull off terrible, costly attacks but the Chinese “invasion” may, in the end, be more debilitating. Consider that the Chinese are investing in the most troubled, peripheral countries Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal. 40% of Chinese investment in Europe is in these countries: Why pay… [Read more…]
August 4, 2011
A few summers ago a man showed up at our local summer festival with a truckload of animals he had created with a gig saw, some plywood and some paint. There was this fetching moose…. Already in my late sixties I wondered how I could justify such a purchase and where it was I thought… [Read more…]
August 2, 2011
Does anyone really know what Congress hath wrought this week? One internet source described it as a “deal trick” Contentions Deal Trick Allows Congress to Delay Budget Decisions for Two Years Alana Goodman Here’s one more reason why many Democrats are privately loving the debt ceiling deal – it “deems” a budget for the next… [Read more…]
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