Monthly Archives: November 2013

Some thoughts on what it means to be an American

Just the other day I had a Facebook exchange with a friend. This was an exchange of the kind which reminds me of (journalist) Frank A. Clark’s observation, “We find comfort among those we agree with, growth among those we … Continue reading

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If we can put a man on the moon why can’t we…?

We used to have an expression, “If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we…?” You don’t hear it put that way as often these days since we haven’t been back in over forty years. Nonetheless it’s … Continue reading

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Print me a gun please

A Texas company Solid Concepts just announced they had made a working model M1911 automatic pistol and test fired 50 rounds through it. What made this interesting was that the gun was made with a 3-D printer. Just last year … Continue reading

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Birther bosh bites back

From Fox News Politics, “Sen. Ted Cruz said Monday he is a “U.S. citizen by birth” despite being born in Canada, amid questions about whether he is planning to run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election. Cruz, … Continue reading

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Google invests in life extension

“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. I don’t want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment.” – Woody Allen … Continue reading

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Review: The Blacklist

A former government agent, now one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals, walks into the FBI headquarters, identifies himself and submits to arrest. He offers to help them catch a seriously bad guy but he’ll only talk to a certain … Continue reading

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