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January 24, 2012

The National Anthem: The Pro Singers Just Don’t Get It

  Last Year at the 2011 Superbowl, with millions of people watching, Christina Aguilera decided to add her rendition of The National Anthem to the archives of flubs by trying to make the song “her own” with a few change-ups and … Continue reading →

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December 26, 2011

Top 10 People Or Things I Don’t Want To Hear About In 2012

  1. Anything Kardashian. I don’t want to hear about their “reality” shows, or their having or not-having babies, their clothing lines, purse lines or lines on their faces. Their boyfriends, husbands, ex-husbands, marriages, divorces, diets, weight gains, sex tapes … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2011

September 11, 2001 carved in the memory of the living and in bronze for future generations

It is pretty rare that just a date on a calendar says it all.  But just about every American living at the time, old enough to understand ,  knows exactly what 9/11 means. On September 11, 2001, four jet liners … Continue reading →

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August 8, 2011

Congress Gets a DD–Rating From us Standard Poor

According to our U.S. Constitution, only Congress can spend money and only Congress can set policy. Even the veto power of the President of the United States, is at the mercy of Congress–as they can override his veto power. They … Continue reading →

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July 17, 2011

Borders Books; The Final chapter

(This is an update from a Feb. blog when Borders entered Chapter 11) It’s ironic that Borders Books, the book chain that played a huge part in putting thousands of smaller independent bookstores out of business with their superstore business model initiated … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2011

The New Food Pyramid For Dummies-A Plate

If you don’t understand how to eat healthy with a visual aid that many of us use every day–a plate,  then you probably only eat out of Styrofoam, cardboard or plastic anyway and it’s a lost cause.  In Our First Lady … Continue reading →

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May 16, 2011

Trump Not Running For President: So When Does The Circus Leave Town?

Surprise, surprise.  The daily care and feeding of Donald Trump’s supercalifragilistic ego does not necessarily require him to seek the highest office in the land. In a press release issued today, Trump (or whoever wrote it) stated: “After considerable deliberation … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2011

So does the ‘cheese stand alone’ at Chicago’s 7-Eleven stores?

A man who allegedly stole nacho cheese from a University Village 7-Eleven found himself in jail  Sunday, according to the Chicago Sun Times. Michael Richards, 50, bought a bag of potato chips from the store in the 1300 block of … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2011

Osama Bin Laden:Beating a Dead Horse in a Civilized Society

It’s no use beating a dead horse. Osama Bin Laden is dead as a doornail and showing all the gory details (the pictures) will not make him more dead. I happen to agree with President Obama’s stance on not showing … Continue reading →

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April 18, 2011

Donald Trump and Sarah Palin: Dumb and Dumber

Evidently we now have two quasi-maybe-possible U.S. Presidential candidates that are like-minded when it comes to what they think most Americans find really important. Even with our present crappy economic problems and polarizing political climate looming  Sarah Palin  recently chose to  jump on Donald Trump‘s … Continue reading →

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