Author Archives: On the North River

About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. New girlfriend at sixty-five. Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the God-Emperor Donald. Do like to kayak, cook, take photos, bike, watch old movies and read.

Leave a message at the beep.

Posted on February 16, 2020

I wish I had one of those new-fangled digital answering machines that can Bluetooth messages to you, then I could play back the message that I found on the machine when my girlfriend and I got home today. It was … Continue reading →

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Best Daytona 500, ever!

Posted on February 16, 2020
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Word Power, the Blitzkrieg Edition.

Posted on February 16, 2020

The German word ERKLÄRUNGSNOT refers to a moment in which you have been caught in a situation requiring an urgent explanation, but cannot find the words to account for your actions. It literally means ‘explanation poverty’.

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Cats and Boxes.

Posted on February 14, 2020

An Amazon box sitting on the floor.  Two cats. They were still playing with it when I left.  

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Short Joke

Posted on February 14, 2020
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Waiting for the Rodger Stone conviction to be overturned.

Posted on February 14, 2020

Forewoman of Roger Stone Jury Criticizes Trump In FaceBook Post; People Discover She Has Long Been a Rabidly Anti-Trump, Anti-Republican Zealot Who Ran for Congress as a Democrat and Tweeted About Stone Before the Trial —Ace This conviction will have … Continue reading →

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Sounds about right.

Posted on February 13, 2020

Aesop at Raconteur Report summarizes the “middle case” for ” ordinary corona virus, with a 3% death rate (on average), and it spreads apace, like they do. An excerpt: We’ll know sooner than a month. Those 5 initial U.S. cases … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Why Not?

Posted on February 13, 2020

Democrats are requesting $50 million dollars for convention security. Why don’t they just have it in a gun-free zone?  

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Red hat hate.

Posted on February 13, 2020

Woman punches man in Broadway bar over MAGA-style birthday hat Daniel Sprague was at The Stage bar on Broadway sporting a gift his wife gave him for his 50th birthday bash—a hat that says “Make 50 Great Again.” The hat … Continue reading →

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“Maybe I’ll vote Democrat again”…

Posted on February 12, 2020
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