We normally got up around 8:00AM, so we were able to stand at the rail and watch the island of Maui appear. As usual, it was a beautiful, sunny day. We saw many of these kite-surfers all around the Hawaiian Islands. Lahaina Harbor had a few, with their colorful kites. The Crystal Symphony had to …
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Finally, on our sixth day out, we spotted signs of nearing land. I love transportation, and was thrilled to see a container ship on the horizon. We finally saw signs of land. Finally, we rounded the last headland and got our first glimpses of Honolulu. The famous Diamond Head, an extinct volcano that almost stands …
By Day Four, we had gotten well into the routine of morning and afternoon lectures, broken up by an awesome breakfast buffet, walks on the deck when the weather permitted, lunch by the window, and just relaxing in the stateroom. Most of the time, it was too windy and cold on the deck to sit …
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On August 1, Rush Limbaugh celebrated the Thirtieth Year of EIB Excellence in Broadcasting. Nearly singlehandedly, Rush Limbaugh started the revolution in Political Talk Radio, and he maintains it to this day. For thirty years, he has spent three hours each weekday speaking to the American public about events and people who make America work, …
When you are walking around your town, or around your city, or around your workplace, many of the people you see walking toward you are either facing straight ahead, walking with purpose to somewhere in particular, probably in a hurry; or walking while staring at the tiny screen of their smartphone (many with earbuds in …
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Read the Declaration of Independence Below, Very Slowly and Carefully. Discuss with your Family and Friends over your Independence Day hot dogs or steaks. Never Forget how fortunate you are to live in the United States of America, the most prosperous, free Nation in the history of Humanity on Earth. Rejoice! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Congress, July …
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Dear Kroger: I am a buyer by trade, and I can spot cost-cutting, and price increases a mile away. I and many of my fellow grocery customers, have noticed in recent years, the shrinking of package size on many of the items we purchase in your and other grocery stores. It started with ice cream, …
First the Madness. Over the past few days, three members of the Trump Administration who went out to eat in Cesspool DC were harassed, threatened, and ejected from restaurants. Who were the ones who did all the harassing, threatening, and ejecting? Progressives. The Administration members did nothing more than go out to eat, and the …
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Herewith, some Summer pictures from around the Pacific Northwest.
My Sister is two years younger than I am. I admit that we fought like the proverbial cats and dogs while we lived at home with our parents. I still bear the scar on my left hand, where she dug in her fingernail. When we were at home with a babysitter, she was the trouble-maker, …
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