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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.

Again I’m told to lighten up.

A local cafe (Hog’s Breath) has a sign painted on the window saying: Unattended children will be given a shot of espresso and told that their mother has promised them a puppy. A mother and her young inquisitive son were … Continue reading

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Some animals are more equal than others.

Donald Trump doubles down, insists racist Donald Sterling rant recording ‘was a total set-up’ captured by ‘the girlfriend from hell’ Donald Trump told Fox & Friends he was disgusted by the LA Clippers owner’s audiotaped slam on African-Americans But he … Continue reading

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WWII Valour in the Pacific National Monument, Personal.

Well worth watching…   Pearl Harbor: This is what takes place after the tourists have gone for the day.     Did you know that the Arizona Memorial is located within the boundaries of the WWII Valour in the Pacific … Continue reading

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You gotta be kidding me!

Forsythia finally blooming, not as full or as many blossoms as in the past, but still, I have to trim around the Happy Bear Wind Chime.   Wait, only five chimes?  And a dangling broken string, lost one.  Must be on … Continue reading

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Veteran owned and operated Beer Company

Two months ago, Delgado began working for the Veteran Beer Co., a new Chicago microbrewery, where every role — from brewing to sales — is filled by veterans. The company essentially plans to market employees like Delgado to sell their … Continue reading

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There comes a point when I get tried of reporting the bad news!

U.S. electricity prices may be going up for good Experts warn of a growing fragility as coal-fired plants are shut down, nuclear power is reduced and consumers switch to renewable energy. As temperatures plunged to 16 below zero in Chicago … Continue reading

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****SPOILER**** Game of Thrones

Can I ask you something?  See what I did here, or up above,  a Spoiler Alert.  Very simple. So why the hell can’t the print and on-line newspapers, on-line journals,  emails from Tor (and it seems) the backs of the … Continue reading

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Heidi is Smiley

Downside of the “Patriot Act”. My mother is an diagnosed early stage Alzheimer case.  For the last ten years she has been my aunts Authorized Representative and received her Federal SSSI funds for providing Aunt Mary with a place to … Continue reading

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1914-2014

US troops arrive in Poland for exercises across Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis WASHINGTON –  U.S. Army paratroopers are arriving in Poland on Wednesday as part of a wave of U.S. troops heading to shore up America’s Eastern European allies … Continue reading

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Reblogged from Theo: 3D Printed Gun

3D Printed Guns (Documentary) Cody R Wilson has figured out how to print a semi-automatic rifle from the comfort of his own home. Now he’s putting all the information online so that others will join him. I’m posting this in … Continue reading

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