When I saw the topic for this week's challenge, the first thought I had was "Ooh, this one is going to be fun!". And I think it will be. I hope my readers think my choice of said objects is fun. My first two everyday objects are items that are precious to me. The first …
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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 …
Just recently, a member of the US House of Representatives gave a speech. Ayanna Pressley called for unrest in the streets. Can someone tell me how this does not constitute inciting violence? As I recall, President Donald Trump has never called for unrest in the streets, but he sure has drawn such unrest, since even …
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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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Yes, it's a real article. It set me to thinking. When you see that kind of a headline, what's the first thought that comes to your mind? Is it: Wow, cool! I wonder how they got to make that much money? I wonder what they had to do for their company to get that kind …
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First of all, let me say that the Government-required "lockdown", mandating that free citizens of the United States remain at home under modified "house arrest" has affected me, personally, only minimally. I am employed in an Essential Industry, Aerospace, and I have been going to my job at my company's factory every single workday, except …
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The so-called "Public Health" "Authorities", and the so-called "Press" (scare quotes fully intended) seem to be in collusion with the state government to ruin society. If Society means people interacting with each other for mutual benefit, Society is being ruined, decimated by the reactions of Government to the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus. The lockdowns …
I have a presence on LinkedIn, but I don't do much with it, and soon I will be doing even less. My last work day is August 31, and then I finally retire. I do intend to do a post to that effect, so they can stop sending me job listings. I will probably still …
or How the Governments Multiplied Their Power by Destroying the US Economy to Fight the Wuhan Coronavirus The United States has seen epidemics of new and old diseases many times in the past. The so-called Spanish Flu infected 500 Million people worldwide between 1918 and 1920, claiming between 17 and 50 million lives (figures vary, …
The same Sun shines on us all. Everyone on Planet Earth gets their sustenance from the same Sun. That Sun shines over Alaska, as well as over the Hawaiian Islands. I spent two years in Minneapolis in grad school, and I especially appreciated that sunshine in Winter, when it was bitter cold. In 2016, Hubby …
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