Monthly Archives: March 2011

Quote of the day, from the big white house on Pennsylvania Avenue

Courtesy of the most articulate man ever to occupy the White House. “That’s why building this international coalition has been so important,” Obama said. “It is our military that is being volunteered by others to carry out missions that are … Continue reading

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Sometimes life just hands you a joke…

I went to Fargo yesterday to consult with an ENT my primary care physician referred me to. Cool side note: my grandfather, who I never met due to him dying before I was born, was an EENT back in the … Continue reading

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Well Obama has his very own war now…

I commented on the Facebook site of a NATO reserve officer I correspond with sometimes. “Hooray! Now another bloody-handed Middle Eastern tyrant will fall. The United States will of course be blamed for everything that goes wrong during and afterward, … Continue reading

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Crummy journalism: lies of omission

I suppose it’s no secret I don’t have a very high opinion of national big-name journalism. In fact, I’m collecting examples for a book on the subject of how to do crummy writing and biased reporting. There is a weird … Continue reading

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Reflections on Itamar, part 1

“There were young knights among them who had never been present at a stricken field. Some could not look upon it and some could not speak and they held themselves apart from the others who were cutting down the prisoners … Continue reading

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A weekend at the movies: The King’s Speech, and Battle: Los Angeles

I took the family to Fargo last Friday, and we wound up spending the weekend at the Holiday Inn after the blizzard shut down the Interstate. Soooo, we indulged ourselves in a few movies on the room’s big flat-screen TV. … Continue reading

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Surprise endings in movies

DON’T WORRY. NO SPOILERS! I’ve just seen two movies with endings that managed to surprise me: The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de sus Ojos, 2009) from Argentina, and Far North (2007) from the UK. Movies that actually do … Continue reading

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Evolution: Two Views

This was originally published in The Dakota Beacon. And as you can see, it was addressed to conservatives – but also to liberals, though I didn’t think a lot of them would be reading the Beacon. Note: Stephen Browne has … Continue reading

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All the news that’s fit to bury

Over at the Huffington Post there is a story by a lady with the delightful name of Pigeon O’Brian about her quirky friend Lisa Druck – better known after a name-and-lifestyle change as Rielle Hunter. Rielle Hunter is of course, … Continue reading

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Wow f**k! Read this.

Long time readers know I occasionally put in my two cents worth about the relationship scene in America today. I touched on the subject in Have Some Free Relationship Advice and A Bad Time for Lovers. I think they were … Continue reading

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