Relationship Economy
Only one thing slows an economy:UncertaintyIt halts the flow. Don't know with certainty what's coming in? You're less inclined to allow anything to go out. Uncertainty breeds insecurity, and where...
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Where I Become Opa
Carlin, born at 9 lbs and 12 oz, 21 inches long, to Chris and Mackenzie.Mackenzie is Patti's daughter, and while I am not married to her (yet), I've become part of her family and so where Patti is now...
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May Garden
Peas, carrots, lettuce, and green beans.Tomatoes and red peppers.Watermelon and pumpkin.
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A month ago, I had bronchitis. To help get better, I felt I should get a vaporizer, so I bought a cold humidifier and put it by my bed.My sinuses have always been kind of screwed up. Not to the point...
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If it were President Romney today, I have no doubt that the Gang of Eight immigration bill and the Toomey-Manchin gun control bill would both be law right now.Romney would have supported both, would...
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The Great Tomato Goblin
The mystery of which creature has been eating my ripening tomatoes off the vine has been solved...I transplanted my plants into the fenced area. Just never figured I'd have to guard against my own...
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Jerk
Two years ago, I posted this picture:This wasn't hard to see coming. I don't have a college degree. I'm no genius.But if anyone actually thought that this clown would actually try to create a fair,...
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For What It's Worth
I'm watching with a mixture of horror and amusement what's happening in the United States. It's all very simple.You have a president who frankly doesn't care about the laws of the nation. He has an...
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Turnout
Tomorrow, Tea Party groups from around the country are supposed to be protesting at IRS offices.I haven't received one email about such a thing. I only know about it from Instapundit's site and...
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Miami
So I picked up the Samsung Galaxy Note II as a replacement phone for my oft error prone LG Revolution, which sucked battery life like nothing you ever saw.The Galaxy comes with a stylus and a notes...
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Everything is a Post
In my search for ongoing work, I've stumbled into a WordPress gig. Or gigs. Depends on how it goes.So I hadn't actually written anything yet - still trying to grasp the platform, and then it occurred...
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Remember when the left was all up in arms about the Patriot Act and spying on Americans?What say you now, oh civil rights fighter?Glenn Greenwald reports on secret court order, issued in April, which...
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Move
Patti and I decided a month ago to move. The city of Houston is big - its population is twice the size of the entire state of Iowa. We lived 45 minutes from her work. Time to retrieve 90 minutes back...
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Why
A long time ago, I read a book called Walking Softly in the Wilderness. It's a Sierra Club book. The premise: to teach "backpackers how to enjoy a genuine wilderness experience through a common-sense...
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