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We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.
- F. A. HayekThere is one thing more embarrassing than having voted for Barack Obama... Not being embarrassed.
- Allen
Author Archives: Allen
M+N+S=PGR for a given value of PGR
After watching The Dresden Files on Netflix, my daughter purchased the first three books in the series from Amazon. I’ve been reading them too and really like them. Magic + Noir + Satire = Pretty good read.
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My Parents Were Right
Anytime you are doing something past midnight, you’ll probably regret it later.
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A Triumph and a Tragedy
Last year was an interesting year in politics. The Republicans nominated a Democrat and the Democrats nominated a Socialist. I’m not quite sure who the Socialists nominated, but one can only imagine. I can certainly understand those in the society … Continue reading
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The Politician Gnomes
Laura Hollis writes about Thomas Sowell’s eternal question: “And then what?” Thomas asks this question over and over in his book, Applied Economics Laura stresses that many of the same people who got us into this mess with sub-prime mortgage … Continue reading
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We Just Lighting Up Their Lucky
BatesLine has a great extended quote from probably one of the best Senators in Congress today, Tom Coburn: As a practicing physician, I compare where we are today to a physician who commits malpractice. We have a patient with cancer. … Continue reading
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A Post-Modern Psalm
From a recent psalm from the Book of Common Prayer: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 with additional apocryphal verses [1] Hear my teaching, O my people; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. [2] I will open my mouth in … Continue reading
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The Day It All Changed
Up until the day John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running-mate, I was more in the mode voting against a candidate than I was voting for a candidate. Up until that day, I felt that the Republicans had nominated … Continue reading
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Authenticity and Forced Volunteerism
As I may have alluded to earlier, I work with the Boy Scouts of America. Most of my activities lately has been constrained to mentoring Eagle candidates for our Troop, but the Anchoress highlights in a recent post what has … Continue reading
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A Load of Fertilizer
I keep hearing from our political betters that we cannot ‘drill our way’ out of our current energy ‘crisis‘. Isn’t this like saying we cannot ‘grow more food’ as a solution to hunger?
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Then He Warned His Disciples Not To Tell Anyone
“But what about you?” Obama asked. “Who do you say that I am?” And a disciple answered, “You are the symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions. You are the one we have been waiting for. … Continue reading
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