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About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. Ten years in a relationship with a woman until her death. Was a Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the Last American President to be honestly elected, Donald J. Trump. Recently had Ancestry.com tell me I'm Swedish, not Danish. I may need to change my avatar.

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Posted on December 9, 2023 by On the North River
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Happy Christmas and a Merry Chanukah!

Posted on December 9, 2023 by On the North River

Differences Between Christmas And Hanukkah (With Tongue Firmly In Cheek). 3. Christmas is a major Christian holiday. Chanukah is NOT a major Jewish holiday. Chanukkah is only a big deal in America because Jewish parents wanted their kids to brag … Continue reading →

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Bad Barbarian Boys (from 2014)

Posted on December 7, 2023 by On the North River

In Iraq, captured Yazidi women fear the Islamic State will force them to wed DAHUK, IRAQ — Hundreds of Yazidi women who were captured by Islamic extremists during their sweep through the town of Sinjar are being incarcerated at scattered … Continue reading →

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Chinese Pearl Harbor?

Posted on December 7, 2023 by On the North River

A Chinese Pearl Harbor-style attack could end America’s days as a superpower By Social Links forHarry J. Kazianis Published Dec. 6, 2023 As Americans pause to reflect on Imperial Japan’s brutal attack on Pearl Harbor — 82 years ago Thursday — … Continue reading →

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Pearl Harbor Day (from 2014)

Posted on December 7, 2023 by On the North River

Since last year a friend returned a copy of a picture we gave them years ago, the original of this photo was lost in the house fire, including the negative. From a trip we made to Hawaii to visit Donie’s … Continue reading →

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Recycling myth exposed.

Posted on December 5, 2023 by On the North River

Plastic recycling directory ends, citing lack of ‘real commitment from industry’ “There’s more of an illusion of stuff getting recycled than there actually is because there is an imbalance in supply and demand,” Butler said, referring to how virgin plastic … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, Can't fix Stupid, Green | 2 Comments

Leads with Heinlein.

Posted on December 3, 2023 by On the North River

From Winston Churchill’s love of lunch to Jerry Hall’s advice for lovemaking and the late Queen’s withering view of football, a new book serves up a selection of deliciously sharp and dazzling quotes from our most esteemed public figures From … Continue reading →

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A righteous Man.

Posted on November 30, 2023 by On the North River

On the day Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani won a coveted Michelin star for his West Village eatery Shmoné, he was near the Gaza border flipping steaks for IDF soldiers. Three of the people working for him in his restaurants … Continue reading →

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Signs of a dying country.

Posted on November 30, 2023 by On the North River

NEW: 14-year old student kills teen with a knife at a North Carolina high school after getting jumped (by a mob of more than six thugs). There is a parenting pandemic in this country. The stabbing happened in the gym … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, Crime, Education, Negroes | 1 Comment

Did you know that it is legal and common for AirBnB to use cameras?

Posted on November 29, 2023 by On the North River

I’d think this is useful info for any place you might stay that is strange to you. How to check for hidden cameras in an Airbnb property The easiest way to find hidden cameras is an old-school sweep. Turn off … Continue reading →

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