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Sound familiar?

February 19, 2009 – 1:19 pm

I was watching NatGeo on tv Tuesday night and there was a show about the Great Wall of China.   Turns out, the Ming Dynasty completely collapsed under crushing debt after going broke building the wall.  It was a great, shovel-ready jobs program that created tons of jobs but failed to stimulate their economy.

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If everyone stuck their head in the toilet would you?

March 28, 2008 – 10:54 am

“If everyone stuck their head in the toilet, would you?” My dad used to say that to me all the time. I think it was instrumental in helping me to become a free thinker.
This post is for so-called “adults” who are already out of college but can’t seem to let go of it. [...]

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Today is not Presidents Day

February 18, 2008 – 11:11 am

Apparently today is Washington’s Birthday and never has been President’s Day.  I got this from Basil who also has it confirmed by Snopes and U.S. Code. Who woulda thunk it?

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Slooooooooooooooow

December 14, 2007 – 10:29 am

I cut back on my caffeine and boy the day goes by painfully slow.  Non-coffee drinkers are not nearly as irritable as coffee drinkers probably because they just don’t have the energy to get aggravated.

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Ok I’m back with some Food For Thought

June 18, 2007 – 2:19 pm

I took a week off from blogging. Sometimes you just need a break. Plus there didn’t seem to be anything really worth writing about last week. However this week, some things do intrigue me. No links because it’s easy to find these stories everywhere.
The United States is lifting economic and diplomatic [...]

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Food for thought – 05/11/2007

May 11, 2007 – 5:06 pm

For all the criticism the Democrat controlled Congress hurls at the President, it is interesting that they both have the same approval rating.
Car bombings in Iraq are down 41% since the surge began.
The DOW is at a record high and over 95% of Americans are currently employed. And this is despite the claims that [...]

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