Monthly Archives: April 2012

Feeling the heat…and taxes.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by On the North River

Dear Tom and Ray: My car time-travels into the future. Doesn’t everybody’s?    Seriously, this column  on-line  at the Herald got whacked with an apparently roving band of jerks out to insult everyone commenting and the column itself. The Boston … Continue reading →

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Happy Tax Day

Posted on April 15, 2012 by On the North River

University to have alcohol-free areas for Muslims Prof Malcolm Gillies of London Metropolitan University said he wants to create alcohol free areas on campus out of “cultural sensitivity”. OK, I’m confused. Does that university have mandatory alcohol drinking areas within … Continue reading →

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The English speaking word.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by On the North River

The 8 Most Incredible Things Slapped Together in a Day My Favorite_ #3. Iowans Build a 380-Mile Road on Their Lunch Break Getty Around the beginning of the 20th century, Americans discovered cars, and then shortly afterward discovered that driving … Continue reading →

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Doug: Louis Armstrong and Danny Kaye

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Doug

Simply amazing………………. Doug Crank up the volume and enjoy. Great stuff here. Rare Tape Found Louis Armstrong With Danny Kaye Those of you who are old enough to remember ol’ Satchmo and Danny Kaye will LOVE this!!If this doesn’t put … Continue reading →

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Caller ID and Robocallers. Jeeves to the rescue?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by On the North River

Robocaller hit with record $30 million fine That company allegedly bombarded consumers with more than 2 billion calls — including some from the infamous Rachel of Cardholder Services — pitching a variety of products and services, including worthless extended auto … Continue reading →

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Tired of him and his whole family.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by On the North River

RMV gives alien a license to …? Driver’s licenses, we don’t need no stinkin’ driver’s licenses. But I still can’t figure out how Uncle Omar, the president’s uncle, an illegal alien for literally decades, now an admitted drunken driver, gets … Continue reading →

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Doug : Linear Thinking in the Environmental Sciences: The Fundamental Flaw

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Doug

This from a colleague Doug The fundamental flaw in linear thinking, as it is commonly applied in the environmental sciences’ is this: No matter which direction one follows on an unlimited straight line, it inevitably leads one to apocalyptic conditions, … Continue reading →

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Call Scott Walker and thank him

Posted on April 3, 2012 by On the North River

Remember, the recall election is June 5.  You can donate at Gov. Walkers website. As Goes Wisconsin, so Goes America; Support Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch by Sarah Palin on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 11:54am · I look at the … Continue reading →

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Fly me to the moon to have eel, Eh?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by On the North River

Flying car? Last month, it flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes. Of course, if the NSC/EPA mandated safety and emissions hardware was backed out of the design then…TO THE MOON, ALICE! To the Moon!!! Tom & Ray Magliozzi / Car Talk … Continue reading →

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Digitally converted by Hollywood.

Posted on April 1, 2012 by On the North River

Digital technology puts South Shore cinemas at risk of vanishing Small theaters’ fade-out? The clock is ticking as the movie industry – filmmakers, studios and distributors – push to abandon 35-millimeter film and commit to the digital format, which is … Continue reading →

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