With the advent of smart electricity metering (where the government essentially controls your power use from a central location), more localities are starting to charge more for electricity use at peak hours, normally 4:00-9:00PM, when people get home from work. Looking at the big picture, this might be a disincentive for work. You work, and …
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A friend of mine is the CEO of a company called WheelTug. They are an aerospace startup, developing a product that fits inside the nose wheel/landing gear of an airplane, enabling it to move under its own power around an airport, including pushing back from the gate, turning around, and gliding up to the taxiway …
I admit that I copied this quote from George Will's book The Conservative Sensibility, from a friend's post over on Ricochet. He (George Will) said this better than I could. Conservatives’ task is to build a society that nurtures individuals to self-sufficiency, including independence from politics. Now more than ever conservatives need to be focused …
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Kikyo the black cat, and owner of RushBabe49, sends clouds of black cat hair.
It has always seemed to me that Hollywood movies these days have been aimed primarily at an audience of 14-year-old boys. I have noticed a steady stream of new releases that are based on popular comic books, young-adult novels, and other youth-oriented subjects. This week, an article in the Wall Street Journal has proven me …
I have mentioned many times on my blog how I refuse to give up my single-person, fully-owned automobile, in the face of environmentalist wackos trying to get us out of our cars. My car is my Liberty. Any time I want to go somewhere, as long as my car is working well (99.99% of the …
Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates live in the tony suburb of Medina on Lake Washington. From MyNorthwest.com: Essentially, the owner of a $2 million home — the low-end of home prices in Medina — would pay $1,680 in property taxes per year to the city under the new levy, an increase of roughly $400. Right …
Continue reading Property Tax Rate Disparities around the Seattle area
I have a wealth of things to be thankful for this year. No health problems, no home disasters, no natural disasters. A promotion and big raise, and lots of praise at work, where I make a difference every day. I am so fortunate to have been born in the United States of America, the very …
I am currently on a cruise ship, the Crystal Symphony, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, heading east toward Mexico, in the company of a large contingent of Hillsdale College supporters and employees. On our sea days, we have been presented with a group of the best speakers known to conservatives. Self-identified Democrat Pat …
Is there anything sweeter than a little girl with a teensy accordion? https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/sweet/
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