Monthly Archives: March 2012

Palin on my mind.

Posted on March 19, 2012 by On the North River

The Obama Dozen by Sarah Palin What are The Palin Points? Let’s review: Just off the top of my head, a few of these concerning issues include: a debt crisis that has us hurtling towards a Greek-style collapse, entitlement programs … Continue reading →

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Hunger Games, Avoid it.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by On the North River

Hunger Games: A movie I will not be watching… Read the books, all three, had some interest in seeing the films so I kept an ear open for developments about the movie. Then I found out the Woody Harrelson was … Continue reading →

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Pipeline truth, Military stuff.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by On the North River

The Truth about Obama and the Keystone Pipeline, Canadian viewpoint. Succinct and comprehensive, with a interesting bit on Robert Kennedy Jr. and his involvement in “straw man” interest groups. The Pork Eating Crusader Patch Is A Huge Hit With Troops … Continue reading →

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Big Guns

Posted on March 16, 2012 by On the North River

How I Became a Hate Group My first response on finding out that I was now a hate group was to look around to see where everyone else was. A hate group needs the group part and one man and … Continue reading →

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Car Talk, Pembroke at 300 doesn’t look a day over 150, Icon of Obama.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by On the North River

Tom & Ray Magliozzi / Car Talk Dear Tom and Ray: My daughter lives in Anchorage, Alaska. She is a Wisconsin transplant who still believes her father (me) can help with anything. Love these guys. Pembroke at 300: Happy Birthday to you… … Continue reading →

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Doug: Texas Flashlight, Kodachrome, polemic.

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Doug

Texas Flashlight This just in from my cousin Patrick (40+ years with Kodak) Eastman Kodak had a unique role in documenting the WWII effort for posterity. Eastman Kodak developed the best films ever made for this purpose. Here are some … Continue reading →

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The 400th post. Random Mishigas

Posted on March 14, 2012 by On the North River

Lets get off to a good start… Our Synagogue Needs a Bomb Shelter by Adam Halley We recently were told by the IDF that our synagogue, which has grown to seat over 800, must now shoulder the cost of building … Continue reading →

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As if the song wasn’t bad enough.

Posted on March 14, 2012 by On the North River

Holy Sh!t!! Sometimes words fail me. They just up and die… American flag with President Obama’s image sparks outrage at Florida Democrats. Get a bucket before clicking on this …

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Gentle winds, calm waters.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by On the North River

Most of February and early March were cursed with constant brisk winds. OK, I’m making a excuse for not getting out more often the last month. Today was perfect. Tide was a little later in the day then I prefer, … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson wants us to dream again.

Posted on March 12, 2012 by On the North River

The problem with increasing NASA’s budget in this day and age is that 99 cents out of every dollar would be stolen, re-directed, wasted or canceled after two years. Operational budgets would be bloated with the need to train politically … Continue reading →

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