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My four months as a private prison guard, which has led to US phasing out private prison use
US: The Real Way the 2016 Election Is Rigged
Joseph Goebbels’ 105-year-old secretary: ‘No one believes me now, but I knew nothing’ – she said Read the rest of this entry »
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I am not what you would call handy. The old saying “Measure twice, cut once” was invented with me in mind, and yet that piece of wood is STILL too long, or worse, too short.
It’s not that I’m not curious about things work. When I was 10 or so, I took apart Read the rest of this entry »
Endwell, New York, wins Little League World Series, 2-1 over the team from East Seoul, South Korea.
“Endwell snapped a five-year championship drought for U.S. teams on Little League’s biggest stage and gave New York its first title since 1964. Read the rest of this entry »
Olin Family International Reunion 2016, Saybrook, OH – July 15-17, 2016
After we left the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, we headed east on I-90 . The Wife wanted to stop in Geneva-on-the-Lake, so we did, enjoying a great view of Lake Erie and eating at a fairly new restaurant in town.
We traveled to the hotel, and then the reunion. I’d been saying we were going to Ashtabula; well, we were in that county, but actually at the Saybrook United Methodist Church. About 65 of us gathered over the period from the Friday evening ice cream social to the Sunday morning brunch, coming from California, Washington state, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ontario, and probably other states besides New York and Ohio. Read the rest of this entry »
You know what I hate? The political rhetoric that doesn’t inform, but merely belittles the other. Recent examples:
*Hey look, the GOP is drowning. Throw them an anvil, STAT!
*Trump Is ‘Urinating On You And Telling You To Dance In The Rain’
Really?
Oh, there are more, but I’m too tired to look. And there are equally vile, or worse, comments aimed at Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Democrats.
One of the things I pride myself on is reading a wide variety of opinions, even those I disagree withvehemently. I have a particularly curious relationship Read the rest of this entry »
